Leading GP: 'We are seeing huge rise in RSV - it's more of a concern than Strep A'

A RSV-infected child receives treatment. Image: Alamy Stock Photo A LEADING GP says parents ought to be more concerned about RSV than Strep A.

“We’re definitely seeing a rise in RSV,” said Dr Duffy, “probably because in the last couple of years we haven’t seen much of anything because of Covid and the restrictions. “RSV is the big thing and listening to the paediatricians in the hospital, they’re saying RSV is the main reason for admissions to hospital at the moment and that it’s not so much Strep A,” said Dr Duffy.

Dr Duffy said this correlates to what she is experiencing in her own practice: “We’re not seeing a massive rise in Strep A presentations, we’re seeing what we’d normally see, but we are seeing huge rise in RSV.” Strep A is a bacterial infection that is spread by contact with an infected person or by contact with infected skin lesions.The HSE this week circulated advice to schools about the infection following the death of a child from Strep A.

Dr Duffy told The Journal that this underscorees the need “making sure we’re getting antibiotics to the right children”. “It’s amazing how many people still don’t have a thermometer and they’re going by touch,” said Dr Duffy. “I think any young child who stops eating and drinking, and there’s high temperatures, you have to be worried about that and I think that’s always a good measure; when they stop eating and drinking, you know there’s something wrong.”While Dr Duffy said she understands why parents are worried about Strep A, she expressed concern that the Out-of-Hours could become “overwhelmed” by worried parents.

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