Common gastrointestinal infections, England and Wales: laboratory reports weeks 36 to 39, 2015
Updated 15 January 2016
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| Laboratory reports | Number of reports received | Total reports | Cumulative totals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36/15 | 37/15 | 38/15 | 39/15 | 36-39/15 | 1-39/15 | 1-39/14 | |
| Campylobacter | 1026 | 1042 | 994 | 956 | 4018 | 46498 | 46418 |
| E. coli O157 * | 21 | 16 | 41 | 20 | 98 | 546 | 496 |
| Salmonella ** | 154 | 150 | 68 | 9 | 381 | 5937 | 5168 |
| Shigella sonnei | 30 | 31 | 26 | 10 | 97 | 930 | 796 |
| Rotavirus | 31 | 22 | 28 | 23 | 104 | 4914 | 3955 |
| Norovirus | 34 | 36 | 41 | 23 | 147 | 6048 | 4078 |
| Cryptosporidium | 173 | 281 | 253 | 175 | 882 | 3470 | 2654 |
| Giardia | 82 | 104 | 82 | 81 | 349 | 3215 | 2809 |
* 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.