An Edinburgh Primary School has had a scarlet fever scare after one pupil was recently identified as becoming infected with the Victorian bacterial infection.
Edinburgh City Council confirmed that a pupil's parent of Pirniehall Primary School in Pilton said their child was suffering from the illness. Some parents had become concerned but it is understood that all of the correct protocols and guidance were followed by both the educational institution and the parent.
Once the infection was diagnosed, the pupil was kept at home and was prescribed a course of antibiotics. They are understood to have stayed at home and waited 24 hours after taking their first dose of antibiotics before returning to the Pirniehall.
