UK Strep A child deaths rise to 26 after Scotland confirms two deaths under 10
Two children under 10 die in Scotland Streptococcus Athe health director confirmed today.
The death, usually from a mild bacterial infection, is the first the country has reported this season. This brings her to 26 deaths from streptococcal A in children in the UK.
According to the latest data from the United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA), 21 children have died from infectious diseases in England, 2 children in Wales and 1 child in Wales. Northern Ireland They are also dying.
A total of seven streptococcal deaths have been recorded in Scotland this season, the remaining five being adults. This number is consistent with the highest number recorded over the entire winter of the previous year.
Strep A bacteria can cause a variety of other infections, including impetigo, scarlet fever, and strep throat
The majority of infections are relatively mild, but in very rare cases the bacteria can cause invasive group A streptococci (iGAS).
In a report today, Public Health Scotland said it had recorded seven deaths from a Strep A complication called invasive group A streptococcus (iGAS) since October.
Two of the most serious forms of this invasive disease are necrotizing fasciitis and streptococcal toxic shock syndrome. Both can kill.
The agency has confirmed that two are children under the age of 10 and the remaining five are adults.
“PHS is aware of seven deaths among iGAS cases between 3 October and 25 December 2022, two of which were children under the age of 10.
“This is higher than the number of deaths reported in the same period last year, which ranged from 0 to 7.”
Scottish Health Secretary Humza Yousuf tweeted:
“Thankfully, most cases of Strep A are mild and can be treated with antibiotics. We are working with the UK government to ensure sufficient supplies.
“If there is a local shortage of first-line treatment, alternative effective antibiotics are available.”
The PHS said there were 869 Streptococcus A laboratory reports in the week ending 25 December, down from 1,079 the previous week.
However, this number is about three times the peak number of 300-480 reports per week observed in the period from 2016 onwards.
The PHS report states: [Strep A] It was reported in Scotland in recent weeks.
In the week ending 25 December, 15 iGAS cases were reported in all age groups, compared with 13 in the previous week.
This compares with a peak of 12 to 18 cases per week observed in previous years.
Data from early October through December 25 show that PHS has reported 20 iGAS cases in children under the age of 10 years.
Two child deaths in Scotland have not been identified.
Confirmed victims in other parts of the UK include Muhammad Ibrahim Ali, a 4-year-old boy from Buckinghamshire, and Hanna Lope, 7-year-old from Wales.
Although low, the number of children dying from Streptococcus A in the UK is higher than expected for this time of year.
During the harsh winter of 2017/18, 27 children under the age of 18 died from bugs.
Strep A bacteria can cause a variety of infections, including impetigo, scarlet fever, and streptococcal pharyngitis.
The data show that the number of iGAS cases is five times higher than last winter, when it was unusually quiet.
But the levels seen already this season surpass all the peaks seen in the last six years.
iGAS cases typically spike every three to four years, but social distancing during the Covid pandemic is believed to have interrupted this cycle.
Some experts suggest that this makes some young people less immune to Streptococcus A, and many children never encounter the bacterium in their lifetime.
According to the World Health Organization, high prevalence of other respiratory viruses, such as influenza, RSV and norovirus, also puts children at risk of co-infection with streptococcal type A virus, leading to serious illness. It might make it easier.
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From a ‘cheerful’ 7-year-old whose father desperately tried CPR to save her, to a 4-year-old who loves to explore: Strep A’s victims so far
Mohammed Ibrahim Ali
A four-year-old boy attended Oakridge School and Nursery, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.
He died at home of cardiac arrest in mid-November after contracting a Strep A infection.
He was prescribed antibiotics.
His mother Shabana Kusar said: backs free press: ‘The loss is great and there is nothing to replace it.
“He was very helpful around the house and very adventurous. He loved exploring and enjoyed the forest school. I got
Muhammad Ibrahim Ali, who attended Oakridge School and Nursery in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, died after contracting a bacterial infection.
Hannah Lope
The ‘bubbly’ and ‘beautiful’ 7-year-old is the only child ever to die from Streptococcus A in Wales.
Her devastated parents said their “hearts were broken into a million pieces”.
Initial signs of infection were mild. Hannah’s father Abul took her daughter to the GP after her cough worsened overnight.
She was sent home on steroids, but died less than 12 hours later.
Roap recalled trying desperately to resuscitate the child.
“I did CPR and tried to revive her, but it didn’t work. Paramedics arrived and continued CPR, but it was too late.
Rope said the family was “completely devastated” and was awaiting an answer from the hospital.
The family believes he might have survived if he had been given antibiotics first.
Hannah Rope, who attended Victoria Primary School in Penarth, Wales, died last month after contracting Streptococcus A.Her family says she was ‘traumatized’ by her death
Stella-Lily McCorkindale
Five-year-old Stella-Lily McCokindale died of Strep A infection. This is the first death from infection in Northern Ireland.
She died at the Royal Belfast Hospital on 5th December.
In a tribute to social media, their father Robert said they “loved being together every minute” while they rode their scooters and bikes.
“If prayers, thoughts, feelings and love had gone well, she would have walked out of the hospital holding Daddy’s hand.”
Stella-Lily attended Black Mountain Primary School, where she was a “bright and talented girl” and described her death as a “tragic loss”.
Five-year-old Stella-Lily McCokindale, who attended Belfast’s Black Mountain Primary School, died in early December after being infected with Strep A.
Jax Albert Jeffries
A 5-year-old boy who died from Strep A was misdiagnosed as having the flu, his family said.
Jax Albert Jeffries, from Waterlooville, Hampshire, died on December 1st.
His mother, Charlene, said she had seen doctors three times in the four days leading up to Jax’s death and was told she had influenza A.
Subsequent tests revealed that he was indeed infected with Strep A.
Jax Albert Jeffries, 5 years old from Waterlooville, Hampshire, Died, December 1, from Streptococcus A
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