Child in Ireland dies from invasive Strep A, CMO confirms

A CHILD IN Ireland has died from invasive Group A Strep , the Chief Medical Officer has confirmed.

Earlier yesterday, it was confirmed a five-year-old girl in Northern Ireland had died from an illness linked to the bacterial infection Strep A. Professor Smyth told RTÉ’s Morning Ireland that during the pandemic, the circulation of Strep A was reduced and there wasn’t as many cases of the bug. Looking at pre-pandemic years, there was 108 cases recorded in 2019 and 136 cases recorded in 2018.

“As we know, there are a lot of bugs circulating at the moment because we had a reduced social mixing, particularly in children,” she said. Some people can have the bacteria present in their body without feeling unwell or showing any symptoms of infections and while they can pass it on, the risk of spread is much greater when a person is unwell.The most serious infections linked to GAS come from invasive Group A Strep, known as iGAS.

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