Research and analysis

Salmonella and shigella infections (from faecal specimens), England and Wales, laboratory reports: Feb to March 2018

Updated 18 May 2018

Table 1. Salmonella infections from faecal specimens (England and Wales), reports to PHE: February/March 2018

Details of 391 reports of salmonella infections recorded in February 2018 are given in the table below. In March, 515 salmonella infections were recorded.

Organism Cases February 2018
S. Typhimurium 100
S. Enteritidis 78
S. Newport 21
S. Infantis 13
S. Kentucky 12
Others 167
Total salmonella (provisional data) 391

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 PHE: February/March 2018

Details of 113 reports of shigella infections recorded in February are given in the table below. In March 2018, 144 shigella infections were recorded.

Organism Cases February 2018
S. Sonnei 36
S. Flexneri 24
S. Boydii 3
S. Dysenteriae 4
Shigella not speciated 48
Total shigella (provisional data) 113

Published in Health Protection Report volume 12 issue 13.