There has been a significant, post-pandemic increase in the incidence of serious head and neck infections (HNI) among children aged < 18 years since 2021, compared with the stable incidence of non-transmissible osteomyelitis and serious HNI in adults from 2018 to 2023. The etiology of this increase requires further study.

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