Less common gastrointestinal infections, England and Wales: laboratory reports weeks 1 to 4, 2016
Updated 26 August 2017
Laboratory reports | Total reports | Cumulative total | |
---|---|---|---|
1-4/16 | 1-4/16 | 1-4/15 | |
Astrovirus | 36 | 36 | 41 |
Sapovirus | 21 | 21 | 52 |
Shigella boydii | 9 | 9 | 19 |
Shigella dysenteriae | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Shigella flexneri | 22 | 22 | 89 |
Plesiomonas | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Vibrio spp. | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Yersinia spp | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Entamoeba histolytica | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Blastocystis hominis | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Dientamoeba fragilis | – | – | – |
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.