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Antony Thrower

Child, 6, dies and second in hospital after rare bacteria outbreak at primary school

A child believed to be six-years-old has died and another is ill in hospital after an outbreak of a rare bacteria at a primary school.

The youngsters were both pupils at the Ashford Church of England Primary School in Ashford, Surrey.

Classmates and teachers were given strong antibiotics by specialists from the UK Health Security Agency against the bacteria known as Strep A.

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