Increase in scarlet fever notifications in the United Kingdom, 2013/2014

R. Guy; C. Williams; N. Irvine; A. Reynolds; J. Coelho; V. Saliba; D. Thomas; L. Doherty; Victoria Chalker; B. von Wissmann; Meera Chand-Kumar; A. Efstratiou; Mary Ramsay; Theresa Lamagni

doi:10.2807/1560-7917.ES2014.19.12.20749

Increase in scarlet fever notifications in the United Kingdom, 2013/2014

R. Guy, C. Williams, N. Irvine, A. Reynolds, J. Coelho, V. Saliba, D. Thomas, L. Doherty, Victoria Chalker, B. von Wissmann, Meera Chand-Kumar, A. Efstratiou, Mary Ramsay, Theresa Lamagni

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Increases in scarlet fever above usual seasonal levels are currently being seen across the United Kingdom. Medical practitioners have been alerted to the exceptional increase in incidence. Given the potential for this to signal a population increase in invasive group A streptococcal disease, close monitoring of invasive disease is essential.

Original language	English
Article number	1
Journal	Eurosurveillance
Volume	19
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES2014.19.12.20749
Publication status	Published - Mar 2014

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