There have been 13 reports of invasive Strep A in children aged under 10 in Scotland since the start of October, according to the latest data. Scotland’s health secretary Humza Yousaf has said the country’s health service is “adequately able” to deal with Strep A infections despite warnings that cases are expected to increase.
Public Health Scotland (PHS) said that infections caused by Group A Streptococcus (GAS) have been increasing since the beginning of October, though levels of the more serious Invasive Group A Streptococcal infections (iGAS) have been “generally stable and similar to previous years”.
It has received reports of 13 iGAS cases in children aged under 10 years old between the beginning of October and December 5. There have been no reported deaths in this age group in Scotland this season, however at least nine children elsewhere in the UK have died with the infection.
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