Strep A cases continue to rise in UK - the symptoms to look for
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe latest data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has indicated that serious cases of Strep A continue to rise across the UK.
Current levels of invasive group A strep (iGAS) infections in children have slowed on a weekly basis, however, there has still been a slight increase in recent weeks, according to the government.
The UKHSA said infection from Strep A remains rare and is mainly affecting children. However, there has been an increase in older adult age groups with the majority affecting those over the age of 45 and those over 65 in particular.
Meanwhile, scarlet fever infections, which is caused by the bacteria, remain high but are now in line with levels seen at the previous high season in 2017 to 2018. Read more: Trio GUILTY of murder after hijacking dispute that had 'nothing to do with them' and killing 'wrong man' Dr Derren Ready, Incident Director, UKHSA, said: "Although the number of scarlet fever notifications we are seeing each week has significantly fallen since the peak in December, the bacteria that cause the infection are still circulating at high levels for this time of the year.
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