Six major respiratory viruses reported from UKHSA and NHS laboratories (SGSS) in England and Wales between week 1, 2014 and week 51, 2023
Updated 14 February 2024
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This chart (Figure 1) shows the weekly distribution (using a 3-week moving average method) of the number of samples that tested positive for 6 major respiratory viruses.
The 6 viruses are:
- influenza A
- influenza B
- RSV
- rhinovirus
- parainfluenza
- adenovirus
These viruses were reported from UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and NHS laboratories’ voluntary surveillance database, the Second Generation Surveillance System (SGSS).
Figure 1. Six major respiratory viruses (positive numbers) reported from UKHSA and NHS laboratories (SGSS) in England and Wales between between week 1, 2014 and week 51, 2023 (3-week moving average).
