Research and analysis

Reports of respiratory infections made to PHE from PHE and NHS laboratories in England and Wales: weeks 5 to 8, 2018

Updated 4 January 2019

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Data are recorded by week of report but include only specimens taken in the last 8 weeks (recent specimens).

Table 1. Reports of influenza infection made to PHE Colindale, by week of report

Week Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Total
Week ending 4/2/2018 11/2/2018 18/2/2018 25/2/2018  
Influenza A 1292 1912 1258 1696 6158
Isolation 141 117 96 146 500
DIF * 189 136 137 152 614
PCR 857 1538 903 1276 4574
Other † 105 121 122 122 470
Influenza B 1705 1546 1308 1503 6062
Isolation 198 157 140 114 609
DIF * 227 167 117 165 676
PCR 1147 1134 931 1132 4344
Other † 133 88 120 92 433

* DIF = Direct Immunofluorescence.

† Other = “Antibody detection - single high titre” or “Method not specified”.

Table 2. Respiratory viral detections by any method (culture, direct immunofluorescence, PCR, four-fold rise in paired sera, single high serology titre, genomic, electron microscopy, other method, other method unknown), by week of report

Week Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Total
Week ending 4/2/2018 11/2/2018 18/2/2018 25/2/2018  
Adenovirus* 121 142 122 132 517
Coronavirus 153 138 130 115 536
Parainfluenza† 88 60 86 86 320
Rhinovirus 410 355 413 425 1603
RSV 256 165 162 144 727

* Respiratory samples only.

† Includes parainfluenza types 1, 2, 3, 4 and untyped.

Table 3. Respiratory viral detections by age group: weeks 5 to 8, 2018

Age group (years) <1 year 1-4 years 5-14 years 15-44 years 45-64 years ≥65 years Unknown Total
Adenovirus * 100 185 43 92 51 45 1 517
Coronavirus 86 74 44 61 77 194 0 536
Influenza A 137 427 240 1042 956 2652 4 5458
Influenza B 89 215 377 1250 1441 3070 1 6443
Parainfluenza † 60 79 22 40 47 72 – 320
Respiratory syncytial virus 221 88 22 50 111 235 – 727
Rhinovirus 425 367 145 209 177 278 2 1603

* Respiratory samples only.

† Includes parainfluenza types 1, 2, 3, 4 and untyped.

Table 4. Laboratory reports of infections associated with atypical pneumonia, by week of report

Week Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Total
Week ending 4/2/2018 11/2/2018 18/2/2018 25/2/2018  
Coxiella burnettii – 1 3 1 5
Respiratory Chlamydia sp.* 3 8 6 – 17
Mycoplasma pneumoniae 16 18 10 7 51

* Includes Chlamydia psittaci, Chlamydia pneumoniae, and Chlamydia sp detected from blood, serum, and respiratory specimens.

Legionnaires Disease cases in England and Wales

Latest reports of Legionnaires’ Disease are published at Legionnaires’ disease monthly surveillance reports: 2018.

This report is published on 2 March 2018.

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