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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Emily Atkinson

Strep A: Four-year-old Camilla Rose Burns off ventilator but still fighting infection

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A four-year-old girl who was left fighting for her life after contracting a bacterial infection that has killed at least nine others has come off the ventilator but is still battling the illness.

Camila Rose Burns, of Bolton, Greater Manchester, is now breathing independently without the need for mechanical support after contracting a Strep A infection just over a week ago, which progressed into a potentially life-threatening invasive disease.

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