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It is often referred to as the Strep A outbreak in the media. These bacteria cause group A streptococcal infections (Strep A or iGAS) and scarlet fever . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In the UK, 516 deaths from iGAS have been recorded, of which 61 were children, 52 in England , [ 3 ] five in Wales , [ 4 ] three in Scotland , [ 5 ] and one in Northern Ireland .
Group A strep infections caused multiple deaths in 2022. Experts are warning of a rise in cases of strep throat, which caused severe complications—and even death—for some children in the US ...
A throat culture is the gold standard [22] for the diagnosis of streptococcal pharyngitis, with a sensitivity of 90–95%. [14] A rapid strep test (also called rapid antigen detection testing or RADT) may also be used. While the rapid strep test is quicker, it has a lower sensitivity (70%) and statistically equal specificity (98%) as a throat ...
The Irish News is the only independently-owned daily newspaper based in Northern Ireland, and has been so since its launch on 15 August 1891 as an anti-Parnell newspaper by Patrick MacAlister. [4] It merged with the Belfast Morning News in August 1892, and the full title of the paper has since been The Irish News and Belfast Morning News.
Subcategories. This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total. AIDS-related deaths in Ireland (2 C, 1 P) Deaths from pneumonia in Ireland (1 C, 1 P) Tuberculosis deaths in Ireland (22 P)
On 5 August 2011, a polar bear in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard attacked a party of 13 university students, who were undertaking an expedition organised by the British Schools Exploring Society (BSES), and were camped near the Von Post glacier, 40 kilometres (25 miles) from the settlement of Longyearbyen. [1]
The Irish Times is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper and online digital publication. It was launched on 29 March 1859. The editor is Ruadhán Mac Cormaic. [2] It is published every day except Sundays. [3] The Irish Times is Ireland's leading newspaper. [4] It is considered a newspaper of record for Ireland. [5]
Murder of Mary Travers. Mary Travers (Irish: Máire Ó Treabhair; 1962 – 8 April 1984) was a teacher who was shot dead in Belfast on 8 April 1984 by Provisional IRA gunmen trying to assassinate her father, Thomas, a Catholic magistrate. Mary Travers was about 22 at the time.