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Reports of respiratory infections made to PHE from PHE and NHS laboratories in England and Wales: weeks 14 to 17, 2019

Updated 29 January 2020

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

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

Week Week 14 Week 15 Week 16 Week 17 Total
Week ending 7/4/2019 14/4/2019 21/4/2019 28/4/2019 聽
Influenza A 568 603 438 393 2002
Isolation 50 71 36 26 183
DIF * 39 51 25 20 135
PCR 430 423 329 316 1498
Other 바카라 사이트� 49 58 48 31 186
Influenza B 20 12 9 15 56
Isolation 1 1 바카라 사이트� 바카라 사이트� 2
DIF * 3 5 3 4 15
PCR 13 6 6 11 36
Other 바카라 사이트� 3 바카라 사이트� 바카라 사이트� 바카라 사이트� 3

* DIF = Direct Immunofluorescence.

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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 14 Week 15 Week 16 Week 17 Total
Week ending 7/4/2019 14/4/2019 21/4/2019 28/4/2019 聽 聽
Adenovirus* 128 166 118 164 576 聽
Coronavirus 41 80 30 50 201 聽
Parainfluenza바카라 사이트� 250 299 242 292 1083 聽
Rhinovirus 394 457 291 343 1485 聽
RSV 36 27 25 19 107 聽

* Respiratory samples only.

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Table 3. Respiratory viral detections by age group: weeks 14 to 17, 2019

Age group (years) <1 year 1-4 years 5-14 years 15-44 years 45-64 years 鈮�65 years Unknown Total
Adenovirus * 111 213 55 123 41 33 바카라 사이트� 576
Coronavirus 24 28 13 29 27 80 바카라 사이트� 201
Influenza A 54 113 98 391 332 1029 1 2018
Influenza B 1 3 2 26 10 15 바카라 사이트� 57
Parainfluenza 바카라 사이트� 192 182 62 110 199 338 바카라 사이트� 1083
Respiratory syncytial virus 34 16 4 12 18 23 바카라 사이트� 107
Rhinovirus 349 312 112 246 184 282 바카라 사이트� 1485

* Respiratory samples only.

바카라 사이트� 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 14 Week 15 Week 16 Week 17 Total
Week ending 7/4/2019 14/4/2019 21/4/2019 28/4/2019 聽
Coxiella burnettii 1 바카라 사이트� 바카라 사이트� 바카라 사이트� 1
Respiratory Chlamydia sp.* 22 12 4 바카라 사이트� 38
Mycoplasma pneumoniae 13 12 21 11 57

* Includes Chlamydia psittaci, Chlamydia pneumoniae, and Chlamydia sp detected from blood, serum, and respiratory specimens.

Legionnaires Disease cases in England and Wales

Read the latest reports on Legionnaires바카라 사이트� Disease data at: Legionnaires바카라 사이트� disease monthly surveillance reports: 2019.

Routine national (UK) influenza reports

Read UK influenza reports (2018 to 2019 season) at Weekly national flu reports.

This report was first published on 1 March 2019.

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