Strep A soars in south Auckland: Screening programme in national hotspot sees spike in cases

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Strep A soars in south Auckland: Screening programme in national hotspot sees spike in cases

Stephen Forbes

Stephen Forbes

Strep A
Primary care providers are concerned at a jump in strep A cases in the Counties Manukau district

A south Auckland screening programme to detect children with streptococcus A infection, in May recorded its highest number of positive cases in years.
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