Research and analysis

Less common gastrointestinal infections, England and Wales: laboratory reports weeks 1/1 to 31/3/2018

Published 18 May 2018

Laboratory reports Total reports Cumulative total to Cumulative total to
  1-31/3/2018 31/3/18 31/3/17
Astrovirus 160 160 190
Sapovirus 171 171 116
Shigella boydii 13 13 13
Shigella dysenteriae 6 6 7
Plesiomonas 10 10 12
Vibrio spp. 10 10 23
Yersinia spp 34 34 23
Entamoeba histolytica 8 8 13
Blastocystis hominis 14 14 48
Dientamoeba fragilis 4 4 23

Note: The introduction of a new laboratory data reporting system (SGSS) after 1 December 2014 means that direct comparisons between the above data and those generated by the previous system (LabBase2) may not be valid.