Surrey Mirror published Scarlet fever cases on rise in Surrey - What is the illness and...

Scarlet fever cases have nearly doubled since the middle of January with eight cases across Surrey as a whole and two in Reigate and Banstead.Parents are being warned to be on the lookout for symptoms after 446 cases were reported nationally this year up to the week ending February 12.There were 74 cases reported in the South East of England with a further 55 in London.The figures are up from 245 in the week ending January 15; 297 the week ending January 22; 400 the week ending January 29 and...

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