Measles notifications and confirmed cases by oral fluid testing 2013 to 2022 by quarter
Updated 24 November 2023
Applies to England and Wales
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Following the Measles-Rubella (MR) school campaign in November 1994, the Public Health England, now UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), predecessor (PHLS) has offered oral fluid testing to confirm the diagnosis on all notified cases of measles, mumps and rubella. This is part of the enhanced surveillance programme for these vaccine-preventable diseases.
The table below shows only the cases confirmed by oral fluid IgM antibody tests or PCR in each quarter compared to the number of notified cases.
| Year | Quarter | Uncorrected notified cases | Number tested | % | Number positive | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | 228 | 315 | 138.2% | 9 | 2.9% |
| 2022 | 3 | 160 | 171 | 106.9% | 17 | 9.9% |
| 2022 | 2 | 177 | 211 | 119.2% | 26 | 12.3% |
| 2022 | 1 | 170 | 174 | 102.4% | 1 | 0.6% |
| 2021 | 4 | 145 | 125 | 86.2% | 0 | 0% |
| 2021 | 3 | 98 | 128 | 130.6% | 0 | 0% |
| 2021 | 2 | 72 | 117 | 162.5% | 1 | 0.9% |
| 2021 | 1 | 45 | 41 | 91.1% | 1 | 2.4% |
| 2020 | 4 | 60 | 79 | 131.7% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2020 | 3 | 75 | 87 | 116.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 | 73 | 71 | 97.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | 490 | 517 | 105.5% | 53 | 10.3% |
| 2019 | 4 | 565 | 633 | 112.0% | 70 | 11.1% |
| 2019 | 3 | 516 | 656 | 127.1% | 86 | 13.1% |
| 2019 | 2 | 813 | 951 | 117.0% | 217 | 22.8% |
| 2019 | 1 | 527 | 672 | 127.5% | 153 | 22.8% |
| 2018 | 4 | 399 | 536 | 134.3% | 94 | 17.5% |
| 2018 | 3 | 541 | 657 | 121.4% | 67 | 10.2% |
| 2018 | 2 | 955 | 1,166 | 122.1% | 359 | 30.8% |
| 2018 | 1 | 705 | 756 | 107.2% | 91 | 12.0% |
| 2017 | 4 | 536 | 583 | 108.8% | 42 | 7.2% |
| 2017 | 3 | 346 | 265 | 76.6% | 22 | 8.3% |
| 2017 | 2 | 429 | 405 | 94.4% | 42 | 10.4% |
| 2017 | 1 | 382 | 437 | 114.4% | 18 | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 4 | 343 | 328 | 95.6% | 28 | 8.5% |
| 2016 | 3 | 471 | 509 | 108.1% | 137 | 26.9% |
| 2016 | 2 | 456 | 567 | 124.3% | 117 | 20.6% |
| 2016 | 1 | 371 | 388 | 104.6% | 36 | 9.3% |
| 2015 | 4 | 270 | 275 | 101.9% | 12 | 4.4% |
| 2015 | 3 | 265 | 231 | 87.2% | 13 | 5.6% |
| 2015 | 2 | 296 | 284 | 95.9% | 16 | 5.6% |
| 2015 | 1 | 377 | 369 | 97.9% | 18 | 4.9% |
| 2014 | 4 | 392 | 370 | 94.4% | 5 | 1.4% |
| 2014 | 3 | 333 | 332 | 99.7% | 8 | 2.4% |
| 2014 | 2 | 677 | 517 | 76.4% | 11 | 2.1% |
| 2014 | 1 | 887 | 703 | 79.3% | 69 | 9.8% |
| 2013 | 4 | 716 | 620 | 86.6% | 41 | 6.6% |
| 2013 | 3 | 1,108 | 774 | 69.9% | 84 | 10.9% |
| 2013 | 2 | 4,037 | 2,655 | 65.8% | 434 | 16.3% |
| 2013 | 1 | 2,621 | 1,373 | 52.4% | 402 | 29.3% |
*provisional data
Source: Notifications of Infectious Diseases, Public Health England (now UKHSA).
To view data from 1995 to 2012, visit the UK Government Web Archive.