Research and analysis

Reports of respiratory infections made to UKHSA from UKHSA and NHS laboratories in England and Wales: weeks 20 to 24, 2022

Updated 29 July 2022

Applies to England and Wales

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

Week Week 20 Week 21 Week 22 Week 23 Week 24 Total
Week ending 8/5/2022 15/5/2022 22/5/2022 29/5/2022 5/6/2022  
Influenza A 329 189 129 141 112 900
Isolation 31 24 17 7 14 93
DIF 23 12 9 16 7 67
PCR 256 147 98 109 84 694
Other 19 6 5 9 7 46
Influenza B 25 15 17 23 18 98
Isolation 5 1 3 바카라 사이트“ 2 11
DIF 1 1 1 2 1 6
PCR 17 13 13 21 14 78
Other 2 바카라 사이트“ 바카라 사이트“ 바카라 사이트“ 1 3

DIF = Direct Immunofluorescence.

바카라 사이트˜Other바카라 사이트™ = 바카라 사이트˜Antibody detection - Single high titre바카라 사이트™ or 바카라 사이트˜method not specified바카라 사이트™.

Note: data recorded by week of report, but include only specimens taken in the previous 8 weeks (meaning recent specimens).

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 20 Week 21 Week 22 Week 23 Week 24 Total
Week ending 8/5/2022 15/5/2022 22/5/2022 29/5/2022 5/6/2022  
Adenovirus* 187 148 167 189 185 876
Coronavirus** 49 34 37 26 29 175
Parainfluenza바카라 사이트  43 17 10 41 57 168
Rhinovirus 462 447 421 435 394 2159
RSV 412 336 378 497 377 2,000

* Respiratory samples only.

** Seasonal coronavirus only. Does not include SARS-CoV-2.

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

Table 3. Respiratory viral detections by age group: weeks 20 to 24, 2022

Age group (years) <1 year 1-4 years 5-14 years 15-44 years 45-64 years ≥65 years Unknown Total
Adenovirus * 147 476 136 76 26 15 바카라 사이트“ 876
Coronavirus ** 37 32 16 31 31 27 1 175
Influenza A 27 95 53 409 147 312 4 1047
Influenza B 5 10 12 42 6 24 4 103
Parainfluenza 바카라 사이트  41 45 16 14 13 39 바카라 사이트“ 168
Respiratory syncytial virus 949 717 64 76 61 130 3 2,000
Rhinovirus 525 788 341 211 137 154 3 2,159

* Respiratory samples only.

** Seasonal coronavirus only. Does not include SARS-CoV-2.

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 20 Week 21 Week 22 Week 23 Week 24 Total
Week ending 8/5/2022 15/5/2022 22/5/2022 29/5/2022 5/6/2022  
Coxiella burnettii 바카라 사이트“ 1 바카라 사이트“ 바카라 사이트“ 바카라 사이트“ 1
Respiratory Chlamydia sp.* 1 4 1 2 바카라 사이트“ 8
Mycoplasma pneumoniae 3 16 11 5 3 38

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

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