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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Zoe Tidman,Emily Atkinson,Andy Gregory and Eleanor Noyce

Strep A - live: Scarlet fever cases rise tenfold amid fears of GPs antibiotics shortage

PA Wire

Related: Mother ‘terrified’ as daughter with Strep A infection fights for life

Emergency departments in NHS is observing a jump in young patients, as the death toll from invasive Strep A illness rose to 15.

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