Common gastrointestinal infections, England and Wales: laboratory reports weeks 14 to 17, 2015
Updated 15 January 2016
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| Laboratory reports | Number of reports received | Total reports | Cumulative totals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/15 | 15/15 | 16/15 | 17/15 | 14-17/15 | 1-17/15 | 1-17/14 | |
| Campylobacter | 636 | 796 | 964 | 934 | 3303 | 15925 | 15261 |
| E. coli O157 * | 9 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 44 | 120 | 118 |
| Salmonella ** | 39 | 39 | 17 | 2 | 97 | 1553 | 1489 |
| Shigella sonnei | 6 | 14 | 22 | 10 | 52 | 338 | 345 |
| Rotavirus | 160 | 172 | 169 | 196 | 697 | 1858 | 2296 |
| Norovirus | 214 | 217 | 216 | 200 | 847 | 4112 | 2534 |
| Cryptosporidium | 33 | 76 | 84 | 106 | 299 | 902 | 796 |
| Giardia | 59 | 64 | 69 | 71 | 263 | 1238 | 1108 |
* Verocytotoxin producing isolates (data from PHE’s Gastrointestinal Bacteria Reference Unit (GBRU))
** Data from GBRU
Note: Following the introduction of a new laboratory reporting system (SGSS) in December 2014, direct comparisons with data generated by the previous system (LabBase2) may not be valid.