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Scarlet fever surfaces at Lake Macquarie school (NSW)
BY ALISON BRANLEY EDUCATION REPORTER
14 Aug, 2010 04:00 AM
SCARLET fever has appeared at a Lake Macquarie primary school, prompting a health warning to parents.
Valentine Public School told parents this week it had been informed one of it students was diagnosed recently with scarlet fever.
It is one of a number of childhood illnesses that can spread easily through schools, but is considered rare.
A spokesman for after-hours medical service GP Access said a handful of cases had been seen since July but "nothing out of the ordinary"...
Scarlet fever surfaces at Lake Macquarie school (NSW)
BY ALISON BRANLEY EDUCATION REPORTER
14 Aug, 2010 04:00 AM
SCARLET fever has appeared at a Lake Macquarie primary school, prompting a health warning to parents.
Valentine Public School told parents this week it had been informed one of it students was diagnosed recently with scarlet fever.
It is one of a number of childhood illnesses that can spread easily through schools, but is considered rare.
A spokesman for after-hours medical service GP Access said a handful of cases had been seen since July but "nothing out of the ordinary"...