Record number of streptococcal infections recorded in Japan. Most serious and fatal form, staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome (SCTS), of particular concern.
A mortality rate greater than 30%. Experts believe the increase in cases in 2023 was linked to the lifting of restrictions imposed during the Covid-19 pandemic. In France, when an upsurge in cases was observed at the end of 2022, Public Health France also mentioned a “rebound in GAS infections post-barrier measures”