Professor Susan Hopkins, chief medical adviser at UKHSA, said the vast majority of children affected have a mild illness and that an open mind is being kept as to why there is a spike in infections.
Strep A advice for worried parents from Plymouth health boss plymouthherald.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from plymouthherald.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Love Island star, 27, shared Aria s symptoms in an Instagram post on Friday to help other parents identify them, assuring her followers that while she d been worried , her daughter is fine.
Luke Bates, then eight, was diagnosed with strep in 2016 when his family noticed he had a fever and rash. Luke, now 15, is just now getting his life back after having come off antibiotics this year.