Research and analysis

Common gastrointestinal infections, England and Wales: laboratory reports weeks 5 to 8, 2016

Updated 26 August 2017

Laboratory reports Number of reports received Total reports Cumulative totals
  5/16 6/16 7/16 8/16 5-8/16 1-8/16 1-8/15
Campylobacter 750 730 645 700 2825 5934 8457
E. coli O157 * 1 8 8 2 19 33 53
Salmonella ** 79 59 31 2 171 618 952
Shigella sonnei 12 7 12 11 42 99 213
Rotavirus 31 29 32 33 125 222 621
Norovirus 147 117 194 217 675 1163 2043
Cryptosporidium 42 44 29 45 160 380 407
Giardia 63 51 61 38 213 457 673

* Verocytotoxin producing isolates (data from PHE’s Gastrointestinal Bacteria Reference Unit (GBRU))

** Data from GBRU