Monthly Archives: September 2010

There have been no more cases of Group A Streptococcus found on Sark and no tests have been done in the last 2 weeks. Those people who had swab tests sent to the laboratory in Guernsey will receive an invoice … Continue reading →

There have been no new cases of this infection confirmed over the last 2 weeks.  We are continuing to test those people who develop symptoms suggestive of Group A Streptococcus in high risk groups, including those who live in shared … Continue reading →

There have been no new cases of Group A Streptococcal infection identified on Sark. The total number of confirmed cases is 11 and more than 100 people have been tested. It is too early to say that this outbreak is … Continue reading →

Sark school will reopen as planned on Monday 6th September.  This decision follows a meeting today of Public Health and Microbiology where all the results to date were considered.  There have been no further cases of Group A Streptococcus confirmed … Continue reading →

The results from further analysis of this infection have shown that the first samples submitted are identical. This confirms that the infections identified in different individuals are caused by the the transmission of the same organism rather than a cluster … Continue reading →