Research and analysis

Laboratory reports of respiratory infections made to PHE from PHE and NHS laboratories in England and Wales: weeks 9 to 13, 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 (meaning recent specimens).

Table 1. Reports of influenza infection made to PHE Colindale, by week of report

Week Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Total
Week ending 4/3/2018 11/3/2018 18/3/2018 25/3/2018 1/4/2018  
Influenza A 1350 1502 1519 1169 891 6431
Isolation 110 157 108 86 61 522
DIF * 217 96 58 104 58 533
PCR 932 1130 1218 903 702 4885
Other † 91 119 135 76 70 491
Influenza B 1154 1076 1045 545 342 4162
Isolation 79 124 67 53 14 337
DIF * 188 63 50 57 31 389
PCR 777 803 858 382 269 3089
Other † 110 86 70 53 28 347

* DIF = Direct Immunofluorescence.

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 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Total
Week ending 4/3/2018 11/3/2018 18/3/2018 25/3/2018 1/4/2018  
Adenovirus* 134 182 146 124 131 717
Coronavirus 104 92 90 65 43 394
Parainfluenza† 95 104 125 151 141 616
Rhinovirus 334 432 375 373 308 1822
RSV 111 118 107 104 58 498

* Respiratory samples only.

† Includes parainfluenza types 1, 2, 3, 4 and untyped.

Table 3. Respiratory viral detections by age group: weeks 9 to 13, 2018

Age group (years) <1 year 1-4 years 5-14 years 15-44 years 45-64 years ≥65 years Unknown Total
Adenovirus * 135 245 86 146 54 51 – 717
Coronavirus 59 50 19 54 71 141 – 394
Influenza A 154 372 245 1135 1093 3505 4 6508
Influenza B 47 107 147 710 1003 2392 7 4413
Parainfluenza † 131 157 42 60 82 142 2 616
Respiratory syncytial virus 145 51 10 36 72 183 1 498
Rhinovirus 457 405 184 240 200 335 1 1822

* Respiratory samples only.

† Includes parainfluenza types 1, 2, 3, 4 and untyped.

Table 4. Laboratory reports of infections associated with atypical pneumonia, by week of report

Week Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Total
Week ending 4/3/2018 11/3/2018 18/3/2018 25/3/2018 1/4/2018  
Coxiella burnettii 3 4 0 – – 7
Respiratory Chlamydia sp.* 15 4 6 3 1 29
Mycoplasma pneumoniae 14 11 10 5 4 44

* Includes Chlamydia Psittaci, Chlamydia Pneumoniae, and Chlamydia sp detected from blood, serum, and respiratory specimens.

Legionnaires Disease cases in England and Wales

Monthly reports of Legionnaires’ disease are available at Legionnaires’ disease monthly surveillance reports: 2018.

This report was published in Health Protection Report volume 12 issue 12.

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