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Laboratory reports of respiratory infections made to PHE from PHE and NHS laboratories in England and Wales: weeks 5 to 8, 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 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Total
Week ending 5/2/2017 12/2/2017 19/2/2017 26/2/2017 听
Influenza A 1277 789 550 589 3205
Isolation 87 31 37 11 166
DIF * 138 57 30 43 268
PCR 978 622 434 475 2509
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Influenza B 42 22 30 34 128
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DIF * 18 5 13 9 45
PCR 23 15 15 21 74
Other 바카라 사이트� 1 1 1 2 5

* 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 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Total
Week ending 5/2/2017 12/2/2017 19/2/2017 26/2/2017 听
Adenovirus* 106 106 105 121 438
Coronavirus 168 162 165 142 637
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Rhinovirus 369 297 256 282 1204
Respiratory syncytial virus 195 152 129 131 607

* Respiratory samples only.

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3. Table 3. Respiratory viral detections by age group: weeks 5 to 8, 2017

Age group (years) <1 year 1-4 years 5-14 years 15-44 years 45-64 years 鈮�65 years Unknown Total
Adenovirus * 75 144 42 84 50 43 바카라 사이트� 438
Coronavirus 107 83 50 89 106 202 바카라 사이트� 637
Influenza A 84 125 161 669 702 1993 4 3738
Influenza B 2 4 8 37 28 73 바카라 사이트� 152
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Respiratory syncytial virus 180 49 17 46 88 225 2 607
Rhinovirus 353 231 101 168 165 185 1 1204

* Respiratory samples only.

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4. 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 5/2/2017 12/2/2017 19/2/2017 26/2/2017 听
Coxiella burnettii 2 2 바카라 사이트� 바카라 사이트� 4
Respiratory Chlamydia sp.* 9 11 6 6 32
Mycoplasma pneumoniae 15 12 13 8 48

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

5. Legionnaires Disease cases in England and Wales

Monthly reports of Legionnaires바카라 사이트� Disease at Legionnaires바카라 사이트� disease monthly surveillance reports: 2017.

This report is published on 3 March 2017.

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