NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has issued advice to parents across Glasgow as the UK child death toll following Strep A infections has risen to 15.
Data released by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) shows 13 children under 15 have died of Strep A in England since September. Two child deaths have been recorded in Northern Ireland and Wales.
In Scotland, infections caused by Strep A have been increasing since the beginning of October, but there have been no reported deaths in children, Public Health Scotland (PHS) has confirmed.
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