Figure 9.7.4: Invasive group A streptococcus by age
Rate of invasive group A streptococcus infections reported per 100,000 population by age, Middlesex-London, 2014 to 2018 annual average
Source:
Public Health Ontario Infectious Diseases Query: Middlesex-London Health Unit: Case counts and crude rates of reportable diseases by year. Toronto ON: Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion; 2019 May 8 [cited 2019 May 13].The rate of invasive group A streptococcus infections was highest among those in their 30s and 40s (14.9/100,000 for both), followed closely by those in their 50s (14.8/100,000). The rates among these three age groups were significantly higher than rates among those under the age of 20 years.