At the end of 2022 and beginning of 2023, weekly reported cases of scarlet fever had been significantly higher in England compared to the same weeks in the preceding five years. In week 49 of the 2022/23 season, over 10 thousand cases were reported compared to only 79 in the year prior. Bacteria belonging to group A streptococcus (more commonly called Strep A) causes scarlet fever, and, while it is highly infectious, usually only causes mild illness.
Number of notified scarlet fever cases in England from 2017/18 to 2022/23, by week number
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GOV.UK. (January 5, 2023). Number of notified scarlet fever cases in England from 2017/18 to 2022/23, by week number [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1351290/weekly-scarlet-fever-cases-in-england/
GOV.UK. "Number of notified scarlet fever cases in England from 2017/18 to 2022/23, by week number." Chart. January 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1351290/weekly-scarlet-fever-cases-in-england/
GOV.UK. (2023). Number of notified scarlet fever cases in England from 2017/18 to 2022/23, by week number. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1351290/weekly-scarlet-fever-cases-in-england/
GOV.UK. "Number of Notified Scarlet Fever Cases in England from 2017/18 to 2022/23, by Week Number." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1351290/weekly-scarlet-fever-cases-in-england/
GOV.UK, Number of notified scarlet fever cases in England from 2017/18 to 2022/23, by week number Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1351290/weekly-scarlet-fever-cases-in-england/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Number of notified scarlet fever cases in England from 2017/18 to 2022/23, by week number [Graph], GOV.UK, January 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1351290/weekly-scarlet-fever-cases-in-england/