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Catherine Wylie

Over 7,500 scarlet cases reported but experts predict numbers to rise

A child’s temperature is taken using an ear thermometer (Andrew Matthews/PA) (Picture: PA Archive)

There are currently three times more cases of scarlet fever than usual, a senior health official has said.

As well as being a bacterial infection, scarlet fever is one of the common symptoms of Strep A.

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