Less common gastrointestinal infections, England and Wales: laboratory reports weeks 44 to 52, 2016
Updated 26 August 2017
Laboratory reports | Total reports | Cumulative total | |
---|---|---|---|
44-52/16 | 1-52/16 | 1-53/15 | |
Astrovirus | 35 | 280 | 304 |
Sapovirus | 105 | 399 | 307 |
Shigella boydii | 4 | 55 | 54 |
Shigella dysenteriae | 1 | 26 | 34 |
Shigella flexneri | 63 | 465 | 691 |
Plesiomonas | 5 | 70 | 56 |
Vibrio spp. | 6 | 75 | 76 |
Yersinia spp | 10 | 52 | 28 |
Entamoeba histolytica | 7 | 48 | 59 |
Blastocystis hominis | 8 | 172 | 152 |
Dientamoeba fragilis | 9 | 56 | 13 |
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.