Common gastrointestinal infections, England and Wales: laboratory reports weeks 23 to 26, 2015
Updated 15 January 2016
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| Laboratory reports | Number of reports received | Total reports | Cumulative totals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/15 | 24/15 | 25/15 | 26/15 | 23-26/15 | 1-26/15 | 1-26/14 | |
| Campylobacter | 1510 | 1746 | 1541 | 1639 | 6453 | 28485 | 29649 |
| E. coli O157 * | 11 | 15 | 11 | 21 | 58 | 190 | 271 |
| Salmonella ** | 147 | 63 | 3 | 13 | 226 | 2986 | 2511 |
| Shigella sonnei | 26 | 19 | 29 | 13 | 87 | 560 | 505 |
| Rotavirus | 228 | 234 | 231 | 140 | 833 | 4118 | 3355 |
| Norovirus | 143 | 102 | 77 | 78 | 400 | 5395 | 3096 |
| Cryptosporidium | 69 | 80 | 60 | 45 | 254 | 1658 | 1399 |
| Giardia | 69 | 100 | 92 | 73 | 334 | 1999 | 1687 |
* 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.