Increase in scarlet fever notifications in the United Kingdom, 2013/2014.
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.
Public Health England, London, United Kingdom.
R
R
Guy
C
C
Williams
N
N
Irvine
A
A
Reynolds
J
J
Coelho
V
V
Saliba
D
D
Thomas
L
L
Doherty
V
V
Chalker
B
B
von Wissmann
M
M
Chand
A
A
Efstratiou
M
M
Ramsay
T
T
Lamagni
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D018563:Disease Notification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012541:Scarlet Fever / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult