Table 2. Summary of responses from interviews with group A Streptococcus type emm66 outbreak cases, England and Wales, 2016 (n = 10).

Positive responses	n
Country of origin, accommodation and contacts in the seven days before illness onset^a
Born in the UK	9
Stayed in a house or flat (own, partner's or friend's)	6
Stayed outside (street, park or abandoned building)	5
Stayed in a squat	3
Stayed in a hostel	1
Accessed community drug or health services	6
Knew someone suffering from the same illness, infection or sore throat at a similar time	5
Visited or spent time with someone from another part of the UK	3
Drug use and behaviour in the seven days before illness onset^a
Any drug use	10
Injecting drug use^a	8
Heroin	8
Crack	6
Used spoons/mixing containers or filters previously used by someone else	4
Changed drug dealer	2
Other drug use^a	8
Smoked crack	7
Smoked, chased or snorted heroin	6
Smoked or swallowed cannabis	3
Snorted cocaine	2
Swallowed non-prescribed benzodiazepines	2

UK: United Kingdom.

^a More than one answer could be chosen.