UK: 2018 Scarlet fever

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Source: https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/new...-cases-1166366


Scarlet Fever: Dramatic rise in cases and symptoms to look out for
Scarlet Fever is on the rise across the UK - but do you know the signs to look out for?
ByColleen Smith
09:50, 5 FEB 2018

Public Health England is warning of a dramatic rise in Scarlet Fever cases across Devon and the UK.

Health chiefs say there have been 735 cases of infection in England and Wales in the last week of January - the highest since the 1960s...

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Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/ar...-60-years.html

Cases of scarlet fever soar to the highest levels in nearly 60 years as measles also continues to spiral, official data shows

Data shows 26,745 people have been struck down by scarlet fever this year
And with many months left to run, it is feared the total could snowball further
In comparison, just 19,206 cases were recorded across the whole of 2016
2016 was the worst year for scarlet fever since 1967, Government data shows

By Stephen Matthews For Mailonline
Published: 08:17 EDT, 11 July 2018 | Updated: 11:15 EDT, 11 July 2018


Cases of scarlet fever have soared to the highest levels in almost six decades as measles also continues to spiral, official statistics reveal.

Public Health England figures show 26,745 people have been struck down by the 'Victorian' disease scarlet fever already this year, after 27 just weeks.

In comparison, 19,206 people were struck down by scarlet fever across the whole of 2016 in England and Wales - the highest total since 1967.

And with more than 20 weeks left to run, it is feared the total could snowball further and breach the more than 32,170 recorded in 1960...

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Source: https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/...merset-2345649

Scarlet fever outbreak: 21 new cases reported in a fortnight in Somerset and Bath
ByClaire Violette HerbauxReporter
16:37, 19 DEC 2018

The scarlet fever is on the rise again this winter with 21 new reported in the Somerset and Bat area in the last fortnight.

Four weeks ago, cases of scarlet fever started being reported again after a few months with no cases in the area.

Last week numbers were the highest they have been in months.

In the week ending on December 9, there were 14 cases reported. Six cases were in Mendip and one in South Somerset, as well as five in Bath and North East Somerset and two in North Somerset.

The following week, ending on December 16, there were 5 cases in Somerset (one in Mendip, one in Sedgemoor and three in Taunton Deane), as well as two in Bath and North East Somerset.
People can follow the number of reported cases of NOIDS (notifications of infectious diseases) in the graph below...