Monday, 6 January 2020

PRO/EDR> Streptococcus gr A, scarlet fever - UK: (England) alert

Scarlet Fever -- United Kingdom
People across Somerset and Bath have been urged to be aware of the symptoms of scarlet fever after a huge outbreak of the illness across the county over the Christmas period. A total of 25 cases were confirmed across the county in the final 2 weeks of December [2019], according to figures released by Public Health England.
It represents a huge rise in the number of cases seen across Somerset -- which had seen 14 people diagnosed with the bacterial infection in the previous 2 weeks. 10

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6873406&promed&0

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