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Reports of respiratory infections made to PHE from PHE and NHS laboratories in England and Wales: weeks 9 to 13, 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 (meaning recent specimens).

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

Week Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Total
Week ending 1/3/2019 10/3/2019 15/3/2019 22/3/2019 29/3/2019 Ā 
Influenza A 2045 1170 863 914 682 5674
Isolation 235 124 52 62 42 515
DIF * 121 51 47 69 25 313
PCR 1504 904 702 716 560 4386
Other 바카라 사이트  185 91 62 67 55 460
Influenza B 22 18 13 10 17 80
Isolation 1 2 2 바카라 사이트“ 1 6
DIF * 4 2 바카라 사이트“ 3 71 6
PCR 16 12 10 7 9 54
Other 바카라 사이트  1 2 1 바카라 사이트“ 바카라 사이트“ 4

* 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 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Total
Week ending 1/3/2019 10/3/2019 15/3/2019 22/3/2019 29/3/2019 Ā 
Adenovirus* 150 125 131 137 117 660
Coronavirus 124 76 55 72 29 356
Parainfluenza바카라 사이트  170 188 179 199 210 946
Rhinovirus 380 318 342 425 306 1771
RSV 125 74 75 59 44 377

* Respiratory samples only.

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

Table 3. Respiratory viral detections by age group: weeks 9 to 13, 2019

Age group (years) <1 year 1-4 years 5-14 years 15-44 years 45-64 years ā‰„65 years Unknown Total
Adenovirus * 129 265 57 128 51 30 바카라 사이트“ 660
Coronavirus 70 59 19 46 49 113 바카라 사이트“ 356
Influenza A 156 434 264 1119 1038 2307 3 5321
Influenza B 3 6 1 24 18 35 바카라 사이트“ 87
Parainfluenza 바카라 사이트  193 220 54 102 133 244 바카라 사이트“ 946
Respiratory syncytial virus 92 50 9 40 63 123 바카라 사이트“ 377
Rhinovirus 475 425 150 234 187 300 바카라 사이트“ 1771

* 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 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Total
Week ending 1/3/2019 10/3/2019 15/3/2019 22/3/2019 29/3/2019 Ā 
Coxiella burnettii 2 3 2 바카라 사이트“ 바카라 사이트“ 7
Respiratory Chlamydia sp.* 20 17 20 9 1 67
Mycoplasma pneumoniae 16 13 13 7 14 63

* 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.

This report was published in Health Protection Report volume 13 issue 13.

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