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Volume 31, Number 4—April 2025
Research Letter

Emerging Trends in Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome, Japan

Mugen UjiieComments to Author 
Author affiliation: National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

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Figure 1

Number of reported STSS (all-cause, including GAS and other streptococcal groups) and GAS pharyngitis reported in Japan during 1999–2024. GAS pharyngitis is reported weekly from ≈3,000 pediatric sentinel medical institutions nationwide. Scales for the y-axes differ substantially to underscore patterns but do not permit direct comparisons. *Data for 2024 through week 50. GAS, group A Streptococcus; STSS, streptococcal toxic shock syndrome.

Figure 1. Number of reported STSS (all-cause, including GAS and other streptococcal groups) and GAS pharyngitis reported in Japan during 1999–2024. GAS pharyngitis is reported weekly from ≈3,000 pediatric sentinel medical institutions nationwide. Scales for the y-axes differ substantially to underscore patterns but do not permit direct comparisons. *Data for 2024 through week 50. GAS, group A Streptococcus; STSS, streptococcal toxic shock syndrome.

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