Fourth primary school child dies after Strep A infection

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Muhammad attended Oakridge School and Nursery Hanna’s parents also paid tribute to their daughter, a popular pupil at Victoria Primary School in Penarth, near Cardiff. Public Health Wales’ communicable disease control consultant Dr Ardiana Gjini said experts were working with the school to raise awareness of the infection, suggesting people familiarise themselves with the symptoms of fever, sore throat, severe muscle aches and redness at the site of a wound. open image in gallery A 6-year-old girl from Ashford primary school, Surrey, died of Strep A last mont h Yimmy Chow, health protection consultant at the UK Health Security Agency in London, said: “We are extremely saddened to hear about the death of a child at St John’s Primary School, and our thoughts are with their family, friends and the school community. “Working with Ealing Council public health team, we have provided precautionary advice to the school community to help prevent further cases and we continue to monitor the situation closely.” Ruth Hutchinson, director of public health at Surrey County Council, said: “We are deeply saddened by the death of a pupil at Ashford Church of England School and we offer our sincere condolences to their family, friends and the whole school community, who are in our thoughts.” According to the NHS, the first signs of scarlet fever can be flu-like symptoms, including a high temperature, a sore throat and swollen neck glands.