Reports of respiratory infections made to PHE from PHE and NHS laboratories in England and Wales: weeks 16 to 19, 2020
Updated 3 March 2021
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Data are recorded by week of report, but include only specimens taken in the last 8 weeks (recent specimens).
Table 1. Reports of influenza infection made to PHE Colindale, by week of report
| Week | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | Week 19 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week ending | 19/4/2020 | 26/4/2020 | 3/5/2020 | 10/5/2020 | |
| Influenza A | 5 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 23 |
| Isolation | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 |
| DIF | – | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| PCR | 4 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| Other | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| Influenza B | 2 | 4 | – | – | 6 |
| Isolation | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| DIF | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| PCR | 2 | 4 | – | – | 6 |
| Other | – | – | – | – | 0 |
Other = “Antibody detection - single high titre” or “Method not specified”.
Table 2. Respiratory viral detections by any method (culture, direct immunofluorescence, PCR, single high serology titre, genomic), by week of report
| Week | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | Week 19 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week ending | 19/4/2020 | 26/4/2020 | 3/5/2020 | 10/5/2020 | |
| Adenovirus* | 23 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 63 |
| Coronavirus ** | 66 | 95 | 49 | 31 | 241 |
| Parainfluenza *** | 19 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 43 |
| Rhinovirus | 34 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 89 |
| Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) | 4 | – | – | 2 | 6 |
* Respiratory samples only.
** Seasonal coronavirus only. Does not include SARS-CoV-2.
*** Includes parainfluenza types 1, 2, 3, 4 and untyped.
Table 3. Respiratory viral detections by age group: weeks 16 to 19, 2020
| Age group (years) | <1 year | 1-4 years | 5-14 years | 15-44 years | 45-64 years | ≥65 years | Unknown | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adenovirus * | 10 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 1 | – | 63 |
| Coronavirus ** | 2 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 43 | 154 | 1 | 241 |
| Influenza A | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| Influenza B | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | 4 |
| Parainfluenza *** | 3 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 14 | – | 43 |
| Respiratory syncytial virus | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 6 |
| Rhinovirus | 22 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 17 | – | 89 |
* Respiratory samples only.
** Seasonal coronavirus only. Does not include SARS-CoV-2.
*** 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 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | Week 19 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week ending | 19/4/2020 | 26/4/2020 | 3/5/2020 | 10/5/2020 | |
| Coxiella burnettii | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| Respiratory Chlamydia sp.* | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Mycoplasma pneumoniae | 16 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 51 |
* Includes Chlamydia psittaci, Chlamydia pneumoniae, and Chlamydia sp detected from blood, serum, and respiratory specimens.
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