Cases of scarlet fever in Surrey were up by two-fifths about last year in February.
There were 33 suspected cases of the ailment reported to public good health officials in the four weeks to February 28..
That’s 43.5% better compared to the 23 cases reported in the very same four weeks in 2015.
Reigate and Banstead viewed the the majority of cases over the four weeks, along with 11, followed by Guildford along with seven.
Scarlet fever is a notifiable ailment meaning any type of cases
In the initial eight weeks of 2016 (to the end of February), there have actually been 2,909 cases of scarlet fever reported, up from 2,426 over the very same time period in 2015 and 1,331 in 2014.
Scarlet fever is mainly a youth disease, the majority of common in between the ages of 2 and 8 years, even though kids and grownups of every one of ages can easily create it.
Levels of scarlet fever are often reduced throughout the autumn and very early winter, increasing over the next couple of months and reaching highest levels in March and April.
Dr Theresa Lamagni, PHE’s head of streptococcal infection surveillance said: “We can easily anticipate to observe increasing numbers of cases of scarlet fever as the season progresses over the path of the winter and spring. Offered the higher lot of patients reported to have actually scarlet fever last season, we are sustaining a pretty close eye about national and neighborhood notifications.
“People ought to be mindful of the symptoms of scarlet fever, which consist of a sore throat, hassle and fever along with a sandpapery, fine, pink rash creating within 1 to 2 days of initial symptoms.
“If you or your youngster establishes any type of of these symptoms you ought to contact your GP. NHSSelections likewise supplies beneficial short article about symptoms of infection including photographs of the rash.
“Whilst scarlet fever is not normally a major health problem it ought to be treated along with antibiotics to decrease the risk of further complications and to minimise the risk of spread of the infection to others. kids or grownups diagnosed along with scarlet fever are preferreded to remain at house until at the very least 24 hrs after the begin of antibiotic treatment to prevent spreading the infection to others.”