Research and analysis

Laboratory reports of respiratory infections made to PHE from PHE and NHS laboratories in England and Wales: weeks 22 to 26, 2018

Updated 4 January 2019

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Data are recorded by week of report, but include only specimens taken in the last 8 weeks (meaning recent specimens).

Table 1. Reports of influenza infection made to PHE Colindale, by week of report

Week Week 22 Week 23 Week 24 Week 25 Week 26 Total
Week ending 3/6/2018 10/6/2018 17/6/2018 24/6/2018 1/7/2018 Ìý
Influenza A 23 21 9 14 6 73
Isolation 1 3 � � � 4
DIF * 1 � � � � 1
PCR 15 14 7 9 5 50
Other � 6 4 2 5 1 18
Influenza B 2 4 5 5 5 16
Isolation � � � � � 0
DIF * � � � 1 � 1
PCR 2 4 3 4 � 13
Other � � � 2 � � 2

* DIF = Direct Immunofluorescence.

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 22 Week 23 Week 24 Week 25 Week 26 Total
Week ending 3/6/2018 10/6/2018 17/6/2018 24/6/2018 1/7/2018 Ìý
Adenovirus* 83 95 83 90 81 432
Coronavirus 10 8 14 9 7 48
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Rhinovirus 265 271 227 253 228 1244
RSV 24 32 19 21 25 121

* Respiratory samples only.

� Includes parainfluenza types 1, 2, 3, 4 and untyped.

Table 3. Respiratory viral detections by age group: weeks 22 to 26, 2018

Age group (years) <1 year 1-4 years 5-14 years 15-44 years 45-64 years �65 years Unknown Total
Adenovirus * 62 126 45 118 48 33 � 432
Coronavirus 5 6 4 8 11 14 � 48
Influenza A 1 6 1 16 16 29 � 69
Influenza B � 1 2 8 5 4 � 20
Parainfluenza � 131 98 30 86 127 186 � 658
Respiratory syncytial virus 54 39 3 8 7 10 � 121
Rhinovirus 323 241 114 193 150 223 � 1244

* Respiratory samples only.

� Includes parainfluenza types 1, 2, 3, 4 and untyped.

Table 4. Laboratory reports of infections associated with atypical pneumonia, by week of report

Week Week 22 Week 23 Week 24 Week 25 Week 26 Total
Week ending 3/6/2018 10/6/2018 17/6/2018 24/6/2018 1/7/2018 Ìý
Coxiella burnettii 2 3 2 � � 7
Respiratory Chlamydia sp.* 17 14 16 15 1 63
Mycoplasma pneumoniae 6 9 8 13 2 38

* Includes Chlamydia Psittaci, Chlamydia Pneumoniae, and Chlamydia sp detected from blood, serum, and respiratory specimens.

Legionnaires Disease cases in England and Wales

Monthly reports of Legionnaires� disease are available at Legionnaires� disease monthly surveillance reports: 2018.

This report was published in Health Protection Report volume 12 issue 24.

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