Reports of respiratory infections made to PHE from PHE and NHS laboratories in England and Wales: weeks 7 to 10, 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 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week ending | 16/2/2020 | 23/2/2020 | 1/3/2020 | 8/3/2020 | |
| Influenza A | 598 | 430 | 434 | 405 | 1867 |
| Isolation | 88 | 18 | 23 | 18 | 147 |
| DIF | 39 | 38 | 41 | 20 | 138 |
| PCR | 405 | 323 | 335 | 300 | 1363 |
| Other | 66 | 51 | 35 | 67 | 219 |
| Influenza B | 186 | 203 | 216 | 259 | 864 |
| Isolation | 17 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 32 |
| DIF | 17 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 90 |
| PCR | 127 | 135 | 163 | 202 | 627 |
| Other | 25 | 36 | 27 | 27 | 115 |
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 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week ending | 16/2/2020 | 23/2/2020 | 1/3/2020 | 8/3/2020 | |
| Adenovirus* | 217 | 164 | 153 | 166 | 700 |
| Coronavirus ** | 126 | 119 | 131 | 117 | 493 |
| Parainfluenza *** | 96 | 72 | 87 | 101 | 356 |
| Rhinovirus | 613 | 442 | 398 | 502 | 1955 |
| Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) | 248 | 200 | 138 | 160 | 746 |
* 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 7 to 10, 2020
| Age group (years) | <1 year | 1-4 years | 5-14 years | 15-44 years | 45-64 years | ≥65 years | Unknown | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adenovirus * | 120 | 259 | 80 | 122 | 83 | 36 | – | 700 |
| Coronavirus ** | 58 | 75 | 42 | 102 | 110 | 106 | – | 493 |
| Influenza A | 56 | 173 | 102 | 578 | 524 | 607 | 1 | 2041 |
| Influenza B | 34 | 105 | 166 | 540 | 89 | 61 | 1 | 996 |
| Parainfluenza *** | 67 | 91 | 32 | 50 | 66 | 49 | 1 | 356 |
| Respiratory syncytial virus | 196 | 103 | 34 | 62 | 127 | 222 | 2 | 746 |
| Rhinovirus | 373 | 396 | 223 | 428 | 273 | 261 | 1 | 1955 |
* 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 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week ending | 16/2/2020 | 23/2/2020 | 1/3/2020 | 8/3/2020 | |
| Coxiella burnettii | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| Respiratory Chlamydia sp.* | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Mycoplasma pneumoniae | 34 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 99 |
* Includes Chlamydia psittaci, Chlamydia pneumoniae, and Chlamydia sp detected from blood, serum, and respiratory specimens.
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