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The Independent UK
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Andy Gregory

Two children die with Strep A in Scotland as outbreak death toll rises

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Two children under the age of 10 have died of a Strep A infection in Scotland, health officials have said, bringing the total number of child deaths in the UK this season to 26.

Public Health Scotland said on Wednesday that it was aware of seven deaths in total in people who had developed invasive group A streptococcal infections (iGAS).

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