Scarlet fever cluster found at County Down school

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Scarlet fever cluster found at County Down school
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Nikol Chambers' son is one of several primary school children to develop the infection, but is recovering.

Michael Peacock said most of the cases at his school involved children in primaries one and two.

Strep A can cause a range of illnesses. Most cases are mild - a sore throat or a skin infection that can be easily treated with antibiotics. Very rarely, strep A can cause something called invasive group A streptococcal infection or iGAS, which can be deadly. Most of the those affected in the school are young children with 21 cases in primary one and two classes and a further 11 spread across other classes.

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