More than 30 young children at one Co Down school are off with illness connected with the Strep A bacterium
Two primary school children in Co Down have been hospitalised with bacterial infections, a principal has said.
Principal Michael Peacock said the school is concerned and appealed to parents to keep children at home if they present signs or symptoms of strep A or scarlet fever, and to contact their GP."We have had quite a lot of sickness over the last week or two which is not unusual for this time of year in school," he told BBC Evening Extra on Monday.
"It is very difficult for parents and for schools at the moment. If children are presenting with any of the symptoms, I would encourage parents to get them checked out with their local GP. We don't want to scare anyone, absolutely not. To date, 104 cases of scarlet fever have been recorded in the last month. Parents and carers are being advised to be aware of the symptoms of scarlet fever, a bacterial illness that mainly affects children under 10 but people of any age can get it.
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