Reports of respiratory infections made to PHE from PHE and NHS laboratories in England and Wales: weeks 40 to 43, 2019
Updated 29 January 2020
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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 40 | Week 41 | Week 42 | Week 43 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week ending | 6/10/2019 | 13/10/2019 | 20/10/2019 | 27/10/2019 | |
| Influenza A | 63 | 80 | 84 | 100 | 327 |
| Isolation | 2 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 37 |
| DIF * | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 17 |
| PCR | 55 | 52 | 53 | 87 | 247 |
| Other † | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 26 |
| Influenza B | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 60 |
| Isolation | 3 | – | 2 | – | 5 |
| DIF * | 1 | – | – | 1 | 2 |
| PCR | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 51 |
| Other † | – | – | – | 2 | 2 |
* 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 40 | Week 41 | Week 42 | Week 43 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week ending | 6/10/2019 | 13/10/2019 | 20/10/2019 | 27/10/2019 | |
| Adenovirus* | 58 | 82 | 58 | 68 | 266 |
| Coronavirus | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 29 |
| Parainfluenza† | 143 | 186 | 174 | 218 | 721 |
| Rhinovirus | 510 | 594 | 505 | 524 | 2133 |
| RSV | 47 | 89 | 102 | 230 | 468 |
* Respiratory samples only.
† Includes parainfluenza types 1, 2, 3, 4 and untyped.
Table 3. Respiratory viral detections by age group: weeks 40 to 43, 2019
| Age group (years) | <1 year | 1-4 years | 5-14 years | 15-44 years | 45-64 years | ≥65 years | Unknown | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adenovirus * | 48 | 94 | 31 | 64 | 18 | 11 | – | 266 |
| Coronavirus | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 6 | – | 29 |
| Influenza A | 9 | 28 | 39 | 102 | 56 | 93 | 1 | 328 |
| Influenza B | 5 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 7 | 1 | – | 63 |
| Parainfluenza † | 123 | 171 | 82 | 81 | 97 | 167 | – | 721 |
| Respiratory syncytial virus | 236 | 149 | 13 | 23 | 15 | 31 | 1 | 468 |
| Rhinovirus | 353 | 323 | 142 | 468 | 361 | 486 | – | 2133 |
* 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 40 | Week 41 | Week 42 | Week 43 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week ending | 6/10/2019 | 13/10/2019 | 20/10/2019 | 27/10/2019 | |
| Coxiella burnetii | 2 | – | 1 | – | 3 |
| Respiratory Chlamydia sp.* | 16 | 17 | 7 | – | 40 |
| Mycoplasma pneumoniae | 20 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 61 |
* Includes Chlamydia psittaci, Chlamydia pneumoniae, and Chlamydia sp detected from blood, serum, and respiratory specimens.
Legionnaires Disease cases in England and Wales
Read the latest reports on Legionnaires’ Disease data at: Legionnaires’ disease monthly surveillance reports: 2019.
Routine national (UK) influenza reports
Read the UK weekly flu reports (2019 to 2020 season).
This report was published on 6 November 2019.