Salmonella and shigella infections (from faecal specimens) England and Wales, laboratory reports: Jan to Feb 2018
Updated 18 May 2018
Table 1. Salmonella infections from faecal specimens (England and Wales), reports to PHE: January/February 2018
Details of 413 reports of salmonella infections recorded in January 2018 are given in the table below. In February, 391 salmonella infections were recorded.
Organism | Cases January 2018 |
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S. Enteritidis | 91 |
S. Typhimurium | 91 |
S. Infantis | 18 |
S. Newport | 13 |
S. Agona | 11 |
Others | 189 |
Total salmonella (provisional data) | 413 |
Note: “Others” includes all other salmonella serovars, and salmonella isolations for which no serovar result was available.
Table 2. Shigella infections from faecal specimens (England and Wales), reports to to PHE: January/February 2018
Details of 112 reports of shigella infections recorded in January are given in the table below. In February 2018, 113 shigella infections were recorded.
Organism | Cases January 2018 |
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S. Sonnei | 35 |
S. Flexneri | 19 |
S. Boydii | 6 |
S. Dysenteriae | 1 |
Shigella not speciated | 51 |
Total shigella (provisional data) | 112 |
Published in Health Protection Report volume 12 issue 9.