Less common gastrointestinal infections, England and Wales: laboratory reports weeks 31 to 43, 2016
Updated 26 August 2017
Laboratory reports | Total reports | Cumulative total | |
---|---|---|---|
31-43/14 | 1-43/16 | 1-43/15 | |
Astrovirus | 38 | 244 | 222 |
Sapovirus | 111 | 270 | 215 |
Shigella boydii | 12 | 49 | 45 |
Shigella dysenteriae | 9 | 24 | 21 |
Shigella flexneri | 127 | 397 | 563 |
Plesiomonas | 13 | 65 | 46 |
Vibrio spp. | 20 | 66 | 64 |
Yersinia spp | 18 | 42 | 19 |
Entamoeba histolytica | 12 | 38 | 53 |
Blastocystis hominis | 38 | 138 | 124 |
Dientamoeba fragilis | 13 | 45 | 8 |
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.