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Reports of respiratory infections made to PHE from PHE and NHS laboratories in England and Wales: weeks 42 to 45, 2020

Updated 3 March 2021

Weekly National Influenza and COVID-19 Surveillance reports

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Laboratory-confirmed respiratory infections (non-COVID-19)

Data are recorded by week of report, but include only specimens taken in the past 8 weeks (recent specimens).

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

Week Week 42 Week 43 Week 44 Week 45 Total
Week ending 18/10/2020 25/10/2020 1/11/2020 8/11/2020 Μύ
Influenza A 15 20 5 5 45
Isolation 2 2 바카라 사이트“ 바카라 사이트“ 4
DIF 바카라 사이트“ 바카라 사이트“ 바카라 사이트“ 바카라 사이트“ 0
PCR 12 16 5 5 38
Other 1 2 바카라 사이트“ 바카라 사이트“ 3
Influenza B 33 9 8 6 56
Isolation 1 바카라 사이트“ 1 1 3
DIF 바카라 사이트“ 바카라 사이트“ 바카라 사이트“ 바카라 사이트“ 0
PCR 31 9 7 5 52
Other 1 바카라 사이트“ 바카라 사이트“ 바카라 사이트“ 1

DIF = Direct Immunofluorescence. Other = 바카라 사이트˜Antibody detection 바카라 사이트“ single high titre바카라 사이트™ or 바카라 사이트˜Method not specified바카라 사이트™.

Table 2. Respiratory viral detections by any method (culture, direct immunofluorescence, PCR, single high serology titre, genomic), by week of report

Week Week 42 Week 43 Week 44 Week 45 Total
Week ending 18/10/2020 25/10/2020 1/11/2020 8/11/2020 Μύ
Adenovirus* 31 44 33 19 127
Coronavirus ** 4 18 15 바카라 사이트“ 37
Parainfluenza *** 2 8 2 3 15
Rhinovirus 321 238 190 170 919
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) 36 738 464 632 1870

* Respiratory samples only.

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

*** Includes parainfluenza types 1, 2, 3, 4 and untyped.

Table 3. Respiratory viral detections by age group: weeks 40 to 45, 2020

Age group (years) <1 year 1-4 years 5-14 years 15-44 years 45-64 years β‰₯65 years Unknown Total
Adenovirus * 21 56 10 27 10 3 바카라 사이트“ 127
Coronavirus ** 3 1 2 18 11 2 바카라 사이트“ 37
Influenza A 1 11 11 7 1 7 7 45
Influenza B 1 13 10 11 5 13 5 58
Parainfluenza *** 1 2 4 1 3 4 바카라 사이트“ 15
Respiratory syncytial virus 26 23 35 528 455 799 4 1870
Rhinovirus 166 263 117 150 98 124 1 919

* Respiratory samples only.

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

*** 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 42 Week 43 Week 44 Week 45 Total
Week ending 18/10/2020 25/10/2020 1/11/2020 8/11/2020 Μύ
Coxiella burnettii 바카라 사이트“ 바카라 사이트“ 바카라 사이트“ 바카라 사이트“ 0
Respiratory Chlamydia sp.* 바카라 사이트“ 1 바카라 사이트“ 1 2
Mycoplasma pneumoniae 5 3 5 2 15

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

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