The PHA addressed the media earlier
The Public Health Agency has said there are currently no plans to close schools in Northern Ireland despite an unseasonal leap in the number of scarlet fever and Strep A cases.
Illnesses caused by the Group A strep bacteria include skin infection impetigo, scarlet fever and strep throat. The PHA has again urged parents and carers to be aware of scarlet fever symptoms after an increase in the number of cases at schools and nurseries across the region. In terms of the most serious infections linked to invasive group A strep, known as iGAS, 33 cases have been reported to date this year.
The PHA said one of the theories around the increased spread of Strep A being considered is the co-circulation of other viruses while a second theory is a link to social mixing patterns post-Covid.
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