Common gastrointestinal infections, England and Wales: laboratory reports weeks 49 to 53, 2015
Updated 15 January 2016
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| Laboratory reports | Number of reports received | Total reports | Cumulative totals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49/15 | 50/15 | 51/15 | 52/15 | 53/15 | 49-53/15 | 1-53/15 | 1-52/14 | |
| Campylobacter | 838 | 779 | 763 | 594 | 552 | 3526 | 58800 | 59950 |
| E. coli O157 * | 0 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 28 | 722 | 748 |
| Salmonella ** | 87 | 97 | 62 | 23 | 2 | 241 | 8451 | 7119 |
| Shigella sonnei | 13 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 48 | 1154 | 1155 |
| Rotavirus | 26 | 26 | 27 | 19 | 20 | 118 | 5268 | 4447 |
| Norovirus | 77 | 93 | 129 | 67 | 87 | 453 | 7190 | 6024 |
| Cryptosporidium | 110 | 86 | 85 | 61 | 39 | 381 | 5488 | 3851 |
| Giardia | 96 | 55 | 85 | 47 | 39 | 322 | 4433 | 3959 |
* Verocytotoxin producing isolates (data from PHE’s Gastrointestinal Bacteria Reference Unit (GBRU))
** Data from GBRU
Note: Following the introduction of a new laboratory reporting system (SGSS) in December 2014, direct comparisons with data generated by the previous system (LabBase2) may not be valid.