Schools and parents are being advised to keep a close eye out for signs of Strep A in children after it has been linked to serious and life-threatening cases in recent days.
The HSE said it has launched an investigation into the death of a four-year-old child, which is believed to be linked to an invasive Strep A infection.
It is understood that the child’s close contacts have been given preventive antibiotics as public health officials assess on a case-by-case basis if this method of prevention needs to be rolled out on a wider scale.
