Laboratory reports of respiratory infections made to PHE from PHE and NHS laboratories in England and Wales: weeks 31 to 34, 2017
Updated 5 January 2018
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Data are recorded by week of report, but include only recent specimens, taken in the last 8 weeks.
1. Table 1. Reports of influenza infection made to PHE Colindale, by week of report
| Week | Week 31 | Week 32 | Week 33 | Week 34 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week ending | 6/8/2017 | 13/8/2017 | 20/8/2017 | 27/8/2017 | 听 |
| Influenza A | 16 | 19 | 15 | 25 | 75 |
| Isolation | 1 | 1 | 鈥� | 2 | 4 |
| DIF * | 1 | 鈥� | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| PCR | 11 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 54 |
| Other 鈥� | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| Influenza B | 6 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 26 |
| Isolation | 1 | 鈥� | 鈥� | 鈥� | 1 |
| DIF * | 1 | 1 | 鈥� | 鈥� | 2 |
| PCR | 3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 21 |
| Other 鈥� | 1 | 鈥� | 鈥� | 1 | 2 |
* DIF = Direct Immunofluorescence. 鈥� Other = 鈥淎ntibody detection - single high titre鈥� or 鈥淢ethod not specified鈥�.
2. Table 2. Respiratory viral detections by any method (culture, direct immunofluorescence, PCR, four-fold rise in paired sera, single high serology titre, genomic, electron microscopy, other method, other method unknown), by week of report
| Week | Week 31 | Week 32 | Week 33 | Week 34 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week ending | 6/8/2017 | 13/8/2017 | 20/8/2017 | 27/8/2017 | 听 |
| Adenovirus* | 82 | 51 | 69 | 55 | 257 |
| Coronavirus | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 20 |
| 笔补谤补颈苍蹿濒耻别苍锄补鈥� | 63 | 68 | 64 | 84 | 279 |
| Rhinovirus | 185 | 189 | 275 | 174 | 823 |
| Respiratory syncytial virus | 36 | 34 | 48 | 42 | 160 |
* Respiratory samples only. 鈥� Includes parainfluenza types 1, 2, 3, 4 and untyped.
3. Table 3. Respiratory viral detections by age group: weeks 31 to 34, 2017
| Age group (years) | <1 year | 1-4 years | 5-14 years | 15-44 years | 45-64 years | 鈮�65 years | Unknown | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adenovirus * | 40 | 78 | 33 | 67 | 27 | 12 | 257 | 听 |
| Coronavirus | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 听 |
| Influenza A | 3 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 16 | 19 | 76 | 听 |
| Influenza B | 1 | 2 | 鈥� | 10 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 听 |
| Parainfluenza 鈥� | 51 | 49 | 19 | 55 | 54 | 51 | 279 | 听 |
| Respiratory syncytial virus | 66 | 31 | 7 | 30 | 16 | 10 | 160 | 听 |
| Rhinovirus | 216 | 158 | 55 | 149 | 107 | 138 | 823 | 听 |
* Respiratory samples only. 鈥� Includes parainfluenza types 1, 2, 3, 4 and untyped.
4. Table 4. Laboratory reports of infections associated with atypical pneumonia, by week of report
| Week | Week 31 | Week 32 | Week 33 | Week 34 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week ending | 6/8/2017 | 13/8/2017 | 20/8/2017 | 27/8/2017 | 听 |
| Coxiella burnettii | 1 | 1 | 鈥� | 鈥� | 2 |
| Respiratory Chlamydia sp.* | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 |
| Mycoplasma pneumoniae | 13 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 40 |
* Includes Chlamydia psittaci, Chlamydia pneumoniae, and Chlamydia sp detected from blood, serum, and respiratory specimens.
5. Legionnaires Disease cases in England and Wales
Monthly reports of Legionnaires鈥� Disease at Legionnaires鈥� disease monthly surveillance reports: 2017.
This report was published on 8 September 2017.