Nottinghamshire's NHS board has told parents to trust their instincts on contacting a doctor if they think their child has Strep A. Nine children across the UK are now known to have died after contracting invasive Strep A, known as iGAS, and cases are rising. None of the nine cases are thought to be linked to Nottinghamshire.
The Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) has now issued advice to parents on the symptoms to look out for in their children and on when they should call the NHS.
Group A streptococcus (GAS) is carried by many people in their throats and on their skin but the invasive group causes infections by getting into parts of the body such as the lungs. The UK Health Security Agency says that an iGAS infection becoming fatal is "rare" but as cases continue to rise across the country. Nottinghamshire's NHS team are now warning parents that they should be vigilant.
