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Reports of respiratory infections made to PHE from PHE and NHS laboratories in England and Wales: weeks 5 to 8, 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 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Total
Week ending 3/2/2019 10/2/2019 17/2/2019 24/2/2019  
Influenza A 3227 3448 3354 2715 12744
Isolation 354 271 209 185 1019
DIF * 189 199 230 139 757
PCR 2450 2634 2567 2180 9831
Other 바카라 사이트  234 344 348 211 1137
Influenza B 40 19 35 23 117
Isolation 1 바카라 사이트“ 바카라 사이트“ 1 2
DIF * 11 바카라 사이트“ 바카라 사이트“ 4 15
PCR 28 18 35 18 99
Other 바카라 사이트  바카라 사이트“ 1 바카라 사이트“ 바카라 사이트“ 1

* 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 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Total
Week ending 3/2/2019 10/2/2019 17/2/2019 24/2/2019  
Adenovirus* 120 106 112 154 492
Coronavirus 201 187 111 191 690
Parainfluenza바카라 사이트  124 170 159 205 658
Rhinovirus 487 439 344 436 1706
RSV 306 232 179 159 876

* Respiratory samples only.

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

Table 3. Respiratory viral detections by age group: weeks 5 to 8, 2019

Age group (years) <1 year 1-4 years 5-14 years 15-44 years 45-64 years ≥65 years Unknown Total
Adenovirus * 88 217 53 68 43 23 바카라 사이트“ 492
Coronavirus 109 119 69 89 95 209 0 690
Influenza A 399 1459 692 3102 3171 4279 28 13130
Influenza B 5 14 6 37 32 27 0 121
Parainfluenza 바카라 사이트  119 160 41 63 107 168 0 658
Respiratory syncytial virus 227 66 24 72 127 352 8 876
Rhinovirus 381 384 132 256 225 327 1 1706

* 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 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Total
Week ending 3/2/2019 10/2/2019 17/2/2019 24/2/2019  
Coxiella burnettii 바카라 사이트“ 바카라 사이트“ 바카라 사이트“ 바카라 사이트“ 0
Respiratory Chlamydia sp.* 15 11 8 바카라 사이트“ 34
Mycoplasma pneumoniae 23 15 11 8 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 published on 1 March 2019.

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