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Reports of respiratory infections made to PHE from PHE and NHS laboratories in England and Wales: weeks 23 to 26, 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 23 Week 24 Week 25 Week 26 Total
Week ending 9/6/2019 16/6/2019 23/6/2019 30/6/2019 Β 
Influenza A 82 47 37 29 195
Isolation 16 4 3 1 24
DIF * 4 바카라 사이트“ 바카라 사이트“ 바카라 사이트“ 4
PCR 57 35 28 26 146
Other 바카라 사이트  5 8 6 2 21
Influenza B 12 6 12 8 38
Isolation 바카라 사이트“ 바카라 사이트“ 1 바카라 사이트“ 1
DIF * 바카라 사이트“ 바카라 사이트“ 1 바카라 사이트“ 1
PCR 11 6 9 7 33
Other 바카라 사이트  1 바카라 사이트“ 1 1 3

* DIF = Direct Immunofluorescence.

바카라 사이트  Other = 바카라 사이트œAntibody detection - single high titre바카라 사이트 or 바카라 사이트œMethod not specified바카라 사이트.

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 23 Week 24 Week 25 Week 26 Total
Week ending 9/6/2019 16/6/2019 23/6/2019 30/6/2019 Β 
Adenovirus* 102 100 101 97 400
Coronavirus 7 13 8 11 39
Parainfluenza바카라 사이트  110 109 99 90 408
Rhinovirus 267 249 283 316 1115
RSV 10 6 9 13 38

* Respiratory samples only.

바카라 사이트  Includes parainfluenza types 1, 2, 3, 4 and untyped.

Table 3. Respiratory viral detections by age group: weeks 23 to 26, 2019

Age group (years) <1 year 1-4 years 5-14 years 15-44 years 45-64 years β‰₯65 years Unknown Total
Adenovirus * 57 145 47 88 42 21 바카라 사이트“ 400
Coronavirus 4 4 4 4 14 9 바카라 사이트“ 39
Influenza A 2 6 5 43 33 86 3 178
Influenza B 2 1 2 24 5 3 2 39
Parainfluenza 바카라 사이트  49 63 22 63 82 129 바카라 사이트“ 408
Respiratory syncytial virus 15 8 1 2 5 2 5 38
Rhinovirus 250 196 93 221 162 192 1 1115

* 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 23 Week 24 Week 25 Week 26 Total
Week ending 9/6/2019 16/6/2019 23/6/2019 30/6/2019 Β 
Coxiella burnettii 1 1 바카라 사이트“ 바카라 사이트“ 2
Respiratory Chlamydia sp.* 24 19 8 1 52
Mycoplasma pneumoniae 14 15 12 2 43

* 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 published on 8 July 2019.

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