Laboratory reports of respiratory infections made to PHE from PHE and NHS laboratories in England and Wales: weeks 49 to 52, 2018
Updated 4 January 2019
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Data are recorded by week of report, but include only specimens taken in the last 8 weeks (recent specimens).
0.1 Table 1. Reports of influenza infection made to PHE Colindale, by week of report
| Week | Week 49 | Week 50 | Week 51 | Week 52 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week ending | 9/12/2018 | 16/12/2018 | 23/12/2018 | 30/12/2018 | |
| Influenza A | 226 | 298 | 653 | 870 | 2047 |
| Isolation | 9 | 20 | 83 | 85 | 197 |
| DIF * | 11 | 17 | 29 | 65 | 122 |
| PCR | 199 | 247 | 506 | 637 | 1589 |
| Other † | 7 | 14 | 35 | 83 | 139 |
| Influenza B | 11 | 17 | 21 | 13 | 62 |
| Isolation | – | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| DIF * | 2 | – | 3 | – | 5 |
| PCR | 7 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 52 |
| Other † | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 4 |
* DIF = Direct Immunofluorescence.
† Other = ‘Antibody detection - single high titre’ or ‘Method not specified’.
0.2 Table 2. Respiratory viral detections by any method (culture, direct immunofluorescence, PCR, four-fold rise in paired sera, single high serology titre, genomic, electron microscopy, other method, other method unknown), by week of report
| Week | Week 49 | Week 50 | Week 51 | Week 52 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week ending | 9/12/2018 | 16/12/2018 | 23/12/2018 | 30/12/2018 | |
| Adenovirus* | 82 | 84 | 108 | 63 | 337 |
| Coronavirus | 27 | 54 | 79 | 55 | 215 |
| Parainfluenza† | 100 | 118 | 119 | 109 | 446 |
| Rhinovirus | 379 | 366 | 428 | 351 | 1524 |
| RSV | 1167 | 1073 | 972 | 676 | 3888 |
* Respiratory samples only.
† Includes parainfluenza types 1, 2, 3, 4 and untyped.
0.3 Table 3. Respiratory viral detections by age group: weeks 49 to 52, 2018
| Age group (years) | <1 year | 1-4 years | 5-14 years | 15-44 years | 45-64 years | ≥65 years | Unknown | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adenovirus * | 90 | 137 | 29 | 40 | 27 | 14 | 0 | 337 |
| Coronavirus | 44 | 40 | 18 | 28 | 36 | 49 | – | 215 |
| Influenza A | 76 | 200 | 106 | 748 | 646 | 539 | – | 2315 |
| Influenza B | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 62 |
| Parainfluenza † | 117 | 78 | 39 | 47 | 71 | 94 | – | 446 |
| Respiratory syncytial virus | 1856 | 479 | 105 | 215 | 416 | 816 | 1 | 3888 |
| Rhinovirus | 435 | 279 | 117 | 223 | 178 | 292 | – | 1524 |
* Respiratory samples only.
† Includes parainfluenza types 1, 2, 3, 4 and untyped.
0.4 Table 4. Laboratory reports of infections associated with atypical pneumonia, by week of report
| Week | Week 49 | Week 50 | Week 51 | Week 52 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week ending | 9/12/2018 | 16/12/2018 | 23/12/2018 | 30/12/2018 | |
| Coxiella burnettii | 5 | 1 | – | – | 6 |
| Respiratory Chlamydia sp.* | 23 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 49 |
| Mycoplasma pneumoniae | 8 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 29 |
* Includes Chlamydia psittaci, Chlamydia pneumoniae, and Chlamydia sp detected from blood, serum, and respiratory specimens.
1. Legionnaires Disease cases in England and Wales
Latest reports of Legionnaires’ Disease are published at Legionnaires’ disease monthly surveillance reports: 2018.
2. Routine national (UK) influenza reports
UK influenza reports (2018-2019 season) are published at Weekly National Flu Reports collection.
This report was published in Health Protection Report volume 13 issue 1.