A virologist has warned health officials must urgently introduce community testing to combat the increased rates of Strep A this winter.
Health officials must urgently introduce community testing to combat the increased rates of Strep A this winter, a virologist has warned.in recent weeks after contracting the infection, and there are fears about the ability of the NHS to cope with the outbreak.
‘What is lacking is any form of community or at-home testing. One of this things we saw during the pandemic is how fantastic it is to have access to lateral flow tests. With the NHS already under strain, this is yet another illness for people to worry about, so Metro.co.uk has put together some useful information about Strep A.It usually causes sore throat, fever and mild skin infection. Most carry it without any symptoms but they can still spread it to others through coughs, sneezes and close contact.
Dr Robb said: ‘We are seeing higher levels of Scarlet fever than normal. That could be for lots of different reasons.
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