Record number of serious streptococcal A infections: reasons for the surge in cases in 2023. After two years of ‘low’ during Covid, a very high peak occurred at the beginning of last year.
The peak has since passed but we remain at fairly high levels, according to our information. The most vulnerable people are babies, pregnant women or women who have just given birth, the elderly, such as those who are immunocompromised, etc. The mortality rate is then very high, reaching up to 30%.