Salmonella and shigella infections (from faecal specimens), England and Wales, laboratory reports: March to April 2018
Updated 18 May 2018
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Table 1. Salmonella infections from faecal specimens (England and Wales), reports to PHE: March/April 2018
Details of 542 reports of salmonella infections recorded in March 2018 are given in the table below. In April, 648 salmonella infections were recorded.
| Organism | Cases March 2018 |
|---|---|
| S. Enteritidis | 121 |
| S. Typhimurium | 111 |
| S. Agona | 18 |
| S. Newport | 17 |
| S. Stanley | 16 |
| Others | 258 |
| Total salmonella (provisional data) | 542 |
Note: ‘Others’ includes all other salmonella serovars and salmonella isolations for which no serovar result was available.
Table 2. Shigella infections from faecal specimens (England and Wales), reports to PHE: March/April 2018
Details of 144 reports of shigella infections recorded in March are given in the table below. In April 2018, 203 shigella infections were recorded.
| Organism | Cases March 2018 |
|---|---|
| S. Sonnei | 43 |
| S. Flexneri | 34 |
| S. Boydii | 4 |
| S. Dysenteriae | 1 |
| Shigella not speciated | 62 |
| Total shigella (provisional data) | 144 |
Published in Health Protection Report volume 12 issue 17.