Salmonella and shigella infections from faecal specimens, laboratory reports (England and Wales): June to July 2017
Updated 9 February 2018
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1. Table 1. Salmonella infections from faecal specimens (England and Wales), reports to PHE: June-July 2017
Details of 778 reports of salmonella infections recorded in June are given in the table below. In July 2017, 820 salmonella infections were recorded.
| Organism | Cases June 2017 |
|---|---|
| S. Enteritidis | 235 |
| S. Typhimurium | 139 |
| S. Newport | 30 |
| S. Infantis | 17 |
| S. Agona | 17 |
| Others | 340 |
| Total salmonella (provisional data) | 778 |
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: June 2017
Details of 189 reports of shigella infections recorded in June are given in the table below. In July 2017, 153 shigella infections were recorded.
| Organism | Cases June 2017 |
|---|---|
| S. Sonnei | 88 |
| S. Flexneri | 42 |
| S. Boydii | 7 |
| S. Dysenteriae | 3 |
| Shigella not speciated | 49 |
| Total shigella (provisional data) | 189 |
Published in Health Protection Report volume 11 issue 28.