Streptococcus A (strep A), Scarlet Fever and iGAS

Public Health Wales is reminding parents that cases of invasive group A streptococcal infection (iGAS) remain rare in Wales, and that children have a very low risk of contracting the disease.

In most cases, infection with streptococcal A causes scarlet fever, usually a mild illness.

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Published: Dec 15, 2022