Reports of respiratory infections made to UKHSA from UKHSA and NHS laboratories in England and Wales: weeks 16 to 19, 2022
Updated 29 July 2022
Applies to England and Wales
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1. Table 1. Reports of influenza infection made to UKHSA Colindale, by week of report
| Week | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | Week 19 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week ending | 10/4/2022 | 17/4/2022 | 24/4/2022 | 1/4/2022 | |
| Influenza A | 731 | 489 | 425 | 369 | 2,014 |
| Isolation | 47 | 53 | 43 | 36 | 179 |
| DIF | 85 | 64 | 46 | 15 | 210 |
| PCR | 551 | 359 | 306 | 296 | 1,512 |
| Other | 48 | 13 | 30 | 22 | 113 |
| Influenza B | 9 | 24 | 18 | 19 | 70 |
| Isolation | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 |
| DIF | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 |
| PCR | 8 | 21 | 13 | 19 | 61 |
| Other | – | 2 | 1 | – | 3 |
DIF = Direct Immunofluorescence.
‘Other’ = ‘Antibody detection - Single high titre’ or ‘method not specified’.
Note: entries are recorded by week of report, but include only specimens taken in the previous 8 weeks (meaning recent specimens).
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 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | Week 19 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week ending | 10/4/2022 | 17/4/2022 | 24/4/2022 | 1/4/2022 | |
| Adenovirus* | 143 | 167 | 178 | 129 | 617 |
| Coronavirus** | 60 | 56 | 49 | 56 | 221 |
| Parainfluenza† | ??? | ??? | ??? | ??? | ??? |
| Rhinovirus | 267 | 257 | 306 | 366 | 1196 |
| RSV | 248 | 204 | 252 | 260 | 957 |
* Respiratory samples only. ** Seasonal coronavirus only. Does not include SARS-CoV-2.
† Includes parainfluenza types 1, 2, 3, 4 and untyped.
“N/a” = Data not available.
3. Table 3. Respiratory viral detections by age group: weeks 16 to 19, 2022
| Age group (years) | <1 year | 1-4 years | 5-14 years | 15-44 years | 45-64 years | ≥65 years | Unknown | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adenovirus * | 113 | 332 | 82 | 39 | 24 | 27 | – | 617 |
| Coronavirus ** | 46 | 67 | 20 | 36 | 20 | 32 | – | 221 |
| Influenza A | 78 | 215 | 128 | 832 | 362 | 796 | 6 | 2,417 |
| Influenza B | 5 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 10 | 32 | 3 | 85 |
| Parainfluenza † | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a |
| Respiratory syncytial virus | 397 | 382 | 30 | 35 | 43 | 70 | – | 957 |
| Rhinovirus | 275 | 497 | 158 | 108 | 68 | 90 | – | 1196 |
* Respiratory samples only. ** Seasonal coronavirus only. Does not include SARS-CoV-2.
† Includes parainfluenza types 1, 2, 3, 4 and untyped.
“N/a” = Data not available.
4. 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 | 10/4/2022 | 17/4/2022 | 24/4/2022 | 1/4/2022 | |
| Coxiella burnettii | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| Respiratory Chlamydia sp.* | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Mycoplasma pneumoniae | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 37 |
* Includes Chlamydia Psittaci, Chlamydia Pneumoniae, and Chlamydia sp detected from blood, serum, and respiratory specimens.