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. 2014 Mar 27;19(12):20749.
doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.es2014.19.12.20749.

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

R Guy  1 , C Williams, N Irvine, A Reynolds, J Coelho, V Saliba, D Thomas, L Doherty, V Chalker, B von Wissmann, M Chand, A Efstratiou, M Ramsay, T Lamagni
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Increase in scarlet fever notifications in the United Kingdom, 2013/2014

R Guy et al. Euro Surveill. .
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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.

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