Research and analysis

Common gastrointestinal infections, England and Wales: laboratory reports weeks 14 to 17, 2017

Updated 12 January 2018

Laboratory reports Number of reports received Total reports Cumulative totals
  14/17 15/17 16/17 17/17 14-17/17 1-17/17 1-17/16
Campylobacter 812 757 797 853 3219 13241 12632
E. coli O157 * 6 5 12 21 44 71 98
Salmonella ** 101 82 99 11 293 1543 1838
Shigella sonnei 9 3 5 17 172 226
Rotavirus 168 130 121 115 534 2427 695
Norovirus 90 69 101 101 361 2240 3777
Cryptosporidium 75 75 101 108 359 1028 1211
Giardia 75 44 43 68 230 1107 1159

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

** Data from GBRU