Research and analysis

Rotavirus data 2000 to 2013

Updated 31 May 2018

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1. Laboratory reports of rotavirus infections in England and Wales

The number of faecal specimens that tested positive for rotavirus in England and Wales reported Public Health England (PHE) from 2000 to 2013.

Year Total
2000 16,493
2001 16,755
2002 14,604
2003 15,161
2004 14,583
2005 13,549
2006 13,415
2007 13,041
2008 13,933
2009 15,474
2010 16,055
2011 15,996
2012 15,308
2012 14,954

2. Laboratory reports by age group

The number of faecal specimens that tested positive for rotavirus in England and Wales, by age at diagnosis from 2000 to 2013.

Year Under 1 years 1-4 years 5-9 years 10-14 years 15-44 years 45-64 years 65-74 years 75 years and over Unknown
2000 5501 8289 260 41 84 65 62 255 1882
2001 5897 8492 297 38 89 75 92 419 1356
2002 5206 7701 293 33 69 48 105 355 794
2003 5871 7864 304 47 78 51 70 406 470
2004 6085 7616 257 27 68 69 83 280 98
2005 5574 7251 259 39 74 49 38 186 79
2006 5671 7013 255 43 66 46 64 180 77
2007 5176 7126 254 24 52 47 74 239 39
2008 5605 7615 261 35 46 42 70 212 47
2009 6216 8397 319 33 81 45 69 263 51
2010 6440 8892 268 26 51 47 71 218 42
2011 6592 8686 260 28 47 53 69 205 56
2012 6143 8368 223 32 52 54 89 272 75
2013 6000 8093 272 45 82 82 79 235 66

3. Laboratory reports by month of report

The number of faecal specimens that tested positive for rotavirus in England and Wales reported to PHE, by month of report, 2000 to 2013.

Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2000 1554 4336 4942 3150 1043 405 159 133 97 119 221 280
2001 1128 2851 4799 3088 2174 1045 351 218 178 178 278 467
2002 1298 1670 3710 3853 2137 486 308 96 123 191 291 441
2003 1259 3192 4668 3581 1219 339 191 106 117 136 141 212
2004 662 1716 5212 3180 1592 694 286 139 126 191 281 504
2005 1060 2951 4845 2068 1002 538 205 142 128 144 140 326
2006 947 2683 5248 2294 962 315 171 119 136 130 192 218
2007 636 1751 3793 3553 1739 440 189 129 100 133 207 361
2008 686 2165 4280 3553 1379 528 254 119 145 233 267 324
2009 1225 3145 4861 2949 1342 606 234 166 189 210 219 328
2010 863 2764 6001 2703 1642 694 308 172 148 196 216 348
2011 925 2906 5438 2934 1417 665 357 246 181 208 301 418
2012 1098 3365 4279 3150 1465 424 246 156 239 307 280 299
2013 589 1866 4918 4398 1564 457 229 147 206 190 185 205

4. Laboratory reports by PHE Centre

The number of faecal specimens that tested positive for rotavirus in England and Wales from 2000 to 2013.

Year Anglia and Essex Avon Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Cheshire and Merseyside Cumbria and Lancashire Devon, Cornwall and Somerset East Midlands Greater Manchester Kent Surrey and Sussex London North East South Midlands and Hertfordshire Thames Valley Wessex West Midlands Yorkshire and Humber Wales
2000 1662 959 489 381 938 1116 730 671 1263 728 726 647 347 1908 2340 1534
2001 1464 748 324 336 868 941 562 944 1257 652 731 482 564 2397 3065 1419
2002 1387 595 317 577 746 800 458 902 957 525 612 540 398 2415 1834 1537
2003 1482 611 315 433 597 689 730 940 1093 937 778 493 461 2358 2552 691
2004 1506 588 419 429 584 735 697 770 963 785 854 406 345 2034 2269 1199
2005 1491 813 297 429 466 850 738 464 944 996 718 235 409 1556 2348 792
2006 1539 450 391 357 413 698 721 694 1060 778 725 264 404 1500 2409 1010
2007 1486 454 306 528 587 696 605 881 826 592 575 399 347 1600 1918 1231
2008 1666 432 197 559 646 930 728 1071 978 848 659 521 424 1564 1744 966
2009 1480 561 429 542 876 1021 885 916 1400 873 768 549 520 1757 2166 731
2010 1678 272 612 757 797 963 852 986 1312 1087 789 487 503 1787 2305 865
2011 1360 386 609 645 830 1203 817 988 1619 858 724 599 630 1681 2248 797
2012 1498 535 478 644 964 943 757 1114 1381 1064 629 528 639 1465 2085 583
2013 1443 1104 450 460 769 1014 844 1080 1526 1025 581 430 481 1170 1936 639
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