Research and analysis

Salmonella and shigella infections from faecal specimens, laboratory reports (England and Wales): December 2017 to January 2018

Updated 9 February 2018

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1. Table 1. Salmonella infections from faecal specimens (England and Wales), reports to PHE: December 2017 to January 2018

Details of 592 reports of salmonella infections recorded in December are given in the table below. In January 2018, 409 salmonella infections were recorded.

Organism Cases December 2017
S. Typhimurium 157
S. Enteritidis 138
S. Newport 24
S. Infantis 14
S. Java 13
Others 246
Total salmonella (provisional data) 592

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: December 2017 to January 2018

Details of 176 reports of shigella infections recorded in December are given in the table below. In January 2018, 112 shigella infections were recorded.

Organism Cases December 2017
S. Sonnei 75
S. Flexneri 50
S. Boydii 3
S. Dysenteriae 2
Shigella not speciated 46
Total shigella (provisional data) 176

Published in Health Protection Report volume 12 issue 5.

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