Research and analysis

Salmonella and shigella infections from faecal specimens, laboratory reports (England and Wales): August to September 2017

Updated 9 February 2018

1. Table 1. Salmonella infections from faecal specimens (England and Wales), reports to PHE: August to September 2017

Details of 922 reports of salmonella infections recorded in August are given in the table below. In September 2017, 1395 salmonella infections were recorded.

Organism Cases August 2017
S. Typhimurium 250
S. Enteritidis 249
S. Newport 37
S. Agona 25
S. Infantis 22
Others 339
Total salmonella (provisional data) 922

Note: “Others” includes all other salmonella serovars, and salmonella isolations for which no serovar result was available.

2. Table 2. Shigella infections from faecal specimens (England and Wales), reports to PHE: August to September 2017

Details of 134 reports of shigella infections recorded in August are given in the table below. In September 2017, 267 shigella infections were recorded.

Organism Cases August 2017
S. Sonnei 66
S. Flexneri 34
S. Boydii 3
S. Dysenteriae 2
Shigella not speciated 29
Total shigella (provisional data) 134

Published in Health Protection Report volume 11 issue 36.