Common gastrointestinal infections, England and Wales: laboratory reports weeks 18 to 22, 2015
Updated 15 January 2016
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| Laboratory reports | Number of reports received | Total reports | Cumulative totals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/15 | 19/15 | 20/15 | 21/15 | 22/15 | 18-22/15 | 1-22/15 | 1-22/14 | |
| Campylobacter | 981 | 855 | 1181 | 1163 | 975 | 5155 | 21302 | 21082 |
| E. coli O157 * | 10 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 64 | 136 | 203 |
| Salmonella ** | 129 | 83 | 83 | 49 | 6 | 350 | 2220 | 1958 |
| Shigella sonnei | 15 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 20 | 84 | 443 | 436 |
| Rotavirus | 231 | 254 | 266 | 297 | 176 | 1224 | 3118 | 2981 |
| Norovirus | 218 | 150 | 126 | 93 | 75 | 662 | 4872 | 2849 |
| Cryptosporidium | 103 | 94 | 82 | 53 | 31 | 363 | 1319 | 1169 |
| Giardia | 74 | 82 | 74 | 68 | 59 | 357 | 1621 | 1416 |
* 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.