Scarlet Fever -- United Kingdom
The number of reported cases of scarlet fever across the South West [region of England] has risen by more than 50 per cent in the last week.
A total of 20 cases were reported across the region, up from 13 in the previous week. The increase comes amid a worrying rise in reported cases of the bacterial infection, with the number of people in the UK contracting the illness at a 50 year high.
In Somerset [county], 3 people have been diagnosed with scarlet fever in the past week: 1 in South
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