Less common gastrointestinal infections, England and Wales: laboratory reports weeks 40 to 52, 2014
Updated 9 January 2015
Laboratory reports | Total reports | Cumulative total | |
---|---|---|---|
40-52/14 | 1-52/14 | 1-53/13 | |
Astrovirus | 72 | 249 | 339 |
Sapovirus | 184 | 292 | 271 |
Shigella boydii | 15 | 58 | 96 |
Shigella dysenteriae | 8 | 29 | 52 |
Shigella flexneri | 201 | 711 | 656 |
Plesiomonas | 20 | 48 | 44 |
Vibrio spp. | 13 | 66 | 58 |
Yersinia spp | 5 | 38 | 31 |
Entamoeba histolytica | 10 | 44 | 51 |
Blastocystis hominis | 39 | 180 | 189 |
Dientamoeba fragilis | 3 | 39 | 48 |
Note: Introduction of a new laboratory data reporting system (SGSS) after 1 December 2014 means that direct comparisons between the above data and those generated by the previous system (LabBase2) may not be valid.