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. 2022 Dec 15;51:101071. doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2022.101071

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Fig. 1 — Number of confirmed cases and deaths of Group A Streptococcal infections (both for Scarlet fever and invasive forms combined). CFR: case fatality rate. According to ECDC/WHO (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control/World Health Organization), Ireland, UK, France, Netherlands, and Sweden are the countries experiencing increased GAS notifications. Spain was removed from this list by ECDC based on a comparison with previous years. GAS notifications are reported to be higher in Germany and Slovenia based on statements from local epidemiologists in newspapers. Note that the authors remain neutral in regards with territorial depictions used in the map. Data source: Ministry of Health of respective countries.