Common gastrointestinal infections, England and Wales: laboratory reports weeks 45 to 48, 2015
Updated 15 January 2016
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| Laboratory reports | Number of reports received | Total reports | Cumulative totals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45/15 | 46/15 | 47/15 | 48/15 | 45-48/15 | 1-48/15 | 1-48/14 | |
| Campylobacter | 1041 | 857 | 748 | 223 | 2869 | 54409 | 56315 |
| E. coli O157 * | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 681 | 710 |
| Salmonella ** | 104 | 68 | 14 | 5 | 191 | 7736 | 6638 |
| Shigella sonnei | 24 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 43 | 1090 | 1069 |
| Rotavirus | 18 | 20 | 21 | 39 | 98 | 5143 | 4282 |
| Norovirus | 103 | 79 | 65 | 92 | 339 | 6718 | 5073 |
| Cryptosporidium | 146 | 161 | 210 | 58 | 575 | 4929 | 3553 |
| Giardia | 83 | 76 | 73 | 22 | 254 | 3945 | 3652 |
* 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.