Hong Kong parents are being warned to stay vigilant against scarlet fever amid a surge this year in cases of the potentially deadly disease.
Nearly 2,000 cases were reported in the city in the first 11 months of the year, up nearly 60 per cent from the 1,244 recorded for the same period in 2016, according to the Department of Health.
Scarlet fever is a bacterial infection that mostly affects children under 10 years old. The increase in cases could be the result of a bacterial mutation...
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