Reports of respiratory infections made to PHE from PHE and NHS laboratories in England and Wales: weeks 33 to 37, 2020
Updated 3 March 2021
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Data are recorded by week of report, but include only specimens taken in the last eight weeks (meaning recent specimens).
Table 1. Reports of influenza infection made to PHE Colindale, by week of report
| Week | Week 33 | Week 34 | Week 35 | Week 36 | Week 37 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week ending | 16/8/2020 | 23/8/2020 | 30/8/2020 | 6/9/2020 | 13/9/2020 | |
| Influenza A | – | – | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| Isolation | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| DIF | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| PCR | – | – | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| Other † | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| Influenza B | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 7 |
| Isolation | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| DIF | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| PCR | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 7 |
| Other † | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
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 33 | Week 34 | Week 35 | Week 36 | Week 37 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week ending | 16/8/2020 | 23/8/2020 | 30/8/2020 | 6/9/2020 | 13/9/2020 | |
| Adenovirus* | 11 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 33 | 82 |
| Coronavirus** | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Parainfluenza† | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 7 |
| Rhinovirus | 33 | 40 | 32 | 40 | 149 | 294 |
| RSV | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
* Respiratory samples only.
** Seasonal coronavirus only; does not include SARS-CoV-2.
† Includes parainfluenza types 1, 2, 3, 4 and untyped.
Table 3. Respiratory viral detections by age group: weeks 33 to 37, 2020
| Age group (years) | <1 year | 1-4 years | 5-14 years | 15-44 years | 45-64 years | ≥65 years | Unknown | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adenovirus * | 6 | 18 | 10 | 31 | 13 | 4 | – | 82 |
| Coronavirus | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 |
| Influenza A | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| Influenza B | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 4 | 7 |
| Parainfluenza † | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Respiratory syncytial virus | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | – | 11 |
| Rhinovirus | 88 | 84 | 61 | 31 | 19 | 11 | – | 294 |
* 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 33 | Week 34 | Week 35 | Week 36 | Week 37 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week ending | 16/8/2020 | 23/8/2020 | 30/8/2020 | 6/9/2020 | 13/9/2020 | |
| Coxiella burnettii | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| Respiratory Chlamydia sp.* | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | 3 |
| Mycoplasma pneumoniae | 9 | 4 | 2 | – | 4 | 19 |
* Includes Chlamydia Psittaci, Chlamydia Pneumoniae, and Chlamydia sp detected from blood, serum, and respiratory specimens.
Legionnaires Disease cases in England and Wales
Read the last published monthly report on Legionnaires’ Disease data at: Legionnaires’ disease monthly surveillance reports: 2020.
Routine national (UK) influenza reports
The weekly national influenza reports can be found at: Weekly National Influenza Reports: 2019 to 2020.