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

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

42 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

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

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Access to Document

10.2807/1560-7917.ES2014.19.12.20749

Cite this

@article{39924feb942742bb81ba22358da09c2c,

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

abstract = "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.",

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

year = "2014",

month = mar,

doi = "10.2807/1560-7917.ES2014.19.12.20749",

language = "English",

volume = "19",

journal = "Eurosurveillance",

issn = "1025-496X",

publisher = "European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control",

number = "12",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Increase in scarlet fever notifications in the United Kingdom, 2013/2014

AU - Guy, R.

AU - Williams, C.

AU - Irvine, N.

AU - Reynolds, A.

AU - Coelho, J.

AU - Saliba, V.

AU - Thomas, D.

AU - Doherty, L.

AU - Chalker, Victoria

AU - von Wissmann, B.

AU - Chand-Kumar, Meera

AU - Efstratiou, A.

AU - Ramsay, Mary

AU - Lamagni, Theresa

PY - 2014/3

Y1 - 2014/3

N2 - 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.

AB - 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.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84897046536&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.2807/1560-7917.ES2014.19.12.20749

DO - 10.2807/1560-7917.ES2014.19.12.20749

M3 - Article

C2 - 24698137

AN - SCOPUS:84897046536

VL - 19

JO - Eurosurveillance

JF - Eurosurveillance

SN - 1025-496X

IS - 12

M1 - 1

ER -

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

Abstract

UN SDGs

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this