A five-year-old girl has become the ninth child to die after contracting Strep A
The girl attended Black Mountain Primary School in Belfast.It comes after pupil at Morelands Primary school in Hampshire died.
The UK Health Security Agency said it was important that "accurate information is shared with the school community" in Hampshire. A 12-year-old boy who was attending a London school became the seventh to die after contracting the bug. Strep A infections are caused by Group A Streptococcus bacteria and usually result in mild illness, especially when antibiotics are prescribed early on the in disease.
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