BBC
The deaths of two children in Scotland with the Strep A infection is not unusual at this time of year, according to Scotland’s chief medical officer.
Professor Jason Leitch said Scotland was experiencing the highest number of Strep A infections since 2017.
But he said it was a very mild disease in the “extreme majority” of children and the elderly.
Public Health Scotland confirmed that two children under 10 died with the infection between October and December.
Strep A cases are usually mild, causing illness ranging from a sore throat to scarlet fever, but on rare occasions can develop into invasive Group A (iGAS) infection.
The two children’s deaths are among seven linked to the iGAS infection recorded in Scotland between 3 October and 25 December.
A post on the PHS website said there had been “between zero and seven” similar deaths during the same time period in previous years.
By comparison, 94 people have died in England within seven days of a iGAS…
