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. 2024 May 10;15:3916. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-47929-7

Fig. 1. Trend in S. pyogenes-positive samples, England 2016–2023.

Fig. 1

Data show absolute numbers of weekly S. pyogenes-positive samples from non-sterile sites (light blue bars, left hand, positive axis) and sterile sites (dark blue bars, right hand, negative axis) recorded by the Second Generation Surveillance System (SGSS) in England, by week and by year. Timing of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPI) related to COVID-19 in England is indicated by the horizontal bar: red, lockdown periods; orange, legally enforced NPI including no mixing; yellow, non-severe NPI. Schools were closed during lockdown periods and between the two later lockdown periods except for children of key workers and vulnerable children. Source data are provided as a Source Data file Fig. 1.

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