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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Craig Paton

Strep A reports have increased but no deaths in Scotland, says Yousaf

PA Wire

Scotland’s Health Secretary has said the number of Strep A infections in the country has increased, but there have been no deaths from the condition.

The reassurance comes after at least nine children have reportedly died after contracting the infection, the most recent a five-year-old in Belfast.

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