Research and analysis

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

Updated 9 February 2018

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

Details of 1397 reports of salmonella infections recorded in September are given in the table below. In October 2017, 774 salmonella infections were recorded.

Organism Cases September 2017
S. Enteritidis 460
S. Typhimurium 317
S. Newport 51
S. Infantis 40
S. Agona 25
Others 504
Total salmonella (provisional data) 1397

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: September to October 2017

Details of 268 reports of shigella infections recorded in September are given in the table below. In October 2017, 167 shigella infections were recorded.

Organism Cases September 2017
S. Sonnei 111
S. Flexneri 65
S. Boydii 6
S. Dysenteriae 4
Shigella not speciated 82
Total shigella (provisional data) 268

Published in Health Protection Report volume 11 issue 40.

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