Uptick in strep throat cases, new school year to blame

ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — Central Texas doctors are reporting a dramatic increase in the number of strep throat cases this season. The culprit: the new school year.
Health workers at Baylor Scott & White, especially those near the Round Rock area, say they are treating at least 10 more patients every week.
Roughly 15 to 30 percent of students will get the bacterial disease in the fall, said Dr. Shimona Thakrar, a pediatrician at Baylor, Scott & White.
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