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Laboratory reports of respiratory infections made to PHE from PHE and NHS laboratories in England and Wales: weeks 1 to 4, 2017

Updated 5 January 2018

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

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

Week Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Total
Week ending 8/1/2017 15/1/2017 22/1/2017 29/1/2017 听
Influenza A 891 1249 897 998 4035
Isolation 51 93 55 29 228
DIF * 95 56 67 29 247
PCR 704 1060 748 897 3409
Other 바카라 사이트� 41 40 27 43 151
Influenza B 8 29 10 23 70
Isolation 바카라 사이트� 바카라 사이트� 1 1 2
DIF * 3 5 바카라 사이트� 8 16
PCR 5 24 8 13 50
Other 바카라 사이트� 바카라 사이트� 바카라 사이트� 1 1 2

* DIF = Direct Immunofluorescence.

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2. 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 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Total
Week ending 8/1/2017 15/1/2017 22/1/2017 29/1/2017 听
Adenovirus* 98 92 75 102 367
Coronavirus 76 92 78 101 347
笔补谤补颈苍蹿濒耻别苍锄补바카라 사이트� 67 121 104 80 372
Rhinovirus 255 370 262 271 1158
RSV 602 625 387 277 1891

* Respiratory samples only.

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3. Table 3. Respiratory viral detections by age group: weeks 1 to 4, 2017

Age group (years) <1 year 1-4 years 5-14 years 15-44 years 45-64 years 鈮�65 years Unknown Total
Adenovirus * 57 106 29 90 47 38 바카라 사이트� 367
Coronavirus 58 31 12 53 53 140 바카라 사이트� 347
Influenza A 98 156 139 888 897 2592 2 4772
Influenza B 바카라 사이트� 4 5 13 19 36 바카라 사이트� 77
Parainfluenza 바카라 사이트� 65 61 20 45 63 117 1 372
Respiratory syncytial virus 751 115 25 137 244 618 1 1891
Rhinovirus 285 169 58 163 185 298 바카라 사이트� 1158

* Respiratory samples only.

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

4. Table 4. Laboratory reports of infections associated with atypical pneumonia, by week of report

Week Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Total
Week ending 8/1/2017 15/1/2017 22/1/2017 29/1/2017 听
Coxiella burnettii 바카라 사이트� 바카라 사이트� 바카라 사이트� 바카라 사이트� 0
Respiratory Chlamydia sp.* 바카라 사이트� 바카라 사이트� 1 2 3
Mycoplasma pneumoniae 11 22 15 6 54

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

5. Legionnaires Disease cases in England and Wales

The first monthly report of 2017 (January data) for Legionnaires바카라 사이트� Disease will be linked to this page after publication on 13 February 2017.

This report is published on 3 February 2017.

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