Reports of respiratory infections made to PHE from PHE and NHS laboratories in England and Wales: weeks 42 to 45, 2020
Updated 3 March 2021
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Laboratory-confirmed respiratory infections (non-COVID-19)
Data are recorded by week of report, but include only specimens taken in the past 8 weeks (recent specimens).
Table 1. Reports of influenza infection made to PHE Colindale, by week of report
| Week | Week 42 | Week 43 | Week 44 | Week 45 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week ending | 18/10/2020 | 25/10/2020 | 1/11/2020 | 8/11/2020 | |
| Influenza A | 15 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 45 |
| Isolation | 2 | 2 | – | – | 4 |
| DIF | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| PCR | 12 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 38 |
| Other | 1 | 2 | – | – | 3 |
| Influenza B | 33 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 56 |
| Isolation | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| DIF | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| PCR | 31 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 52 |
| Other | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
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, single high serology titre, genomic), by week of report
| Week | Week 42 | Week 43 | Week 44 | Week 45 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week ending | 18/10/2020 | 25/10/2020 | 1/11/2020 | 8/11/2020 | |
| Adenovirus* | 31 | 44 | 33 | 19 | 127 |
| Coronavirus ** | 4 | 18 | 15 | – | 37 |
| Parainfluenza *** | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| Rhinovirus | 321 | 238 | 190 | 170 | 919 |
| Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) | 36 | 738 | 464 | 632 | 1870 |
* 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 40 to 45, 2020
| Age group (years) | <1 year | 1-4 years | 5-14 years | 15-44 years | 45-64 years | ≥65 years | Unknown | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adenovirus * | 21 | 56 | 10 | 27 | 10 | 3 | – | 127 |
| Coronavirus ** | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 2 | – | 37 |
| Influenza A | 1 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
| Influenza B | 1 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 58 |
| Parainfluenza *** | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | – | 15 |
| Respiratory syncytial virus | 26 | 23 | 35 | 528 | 455 | 799 | 4 | 1870 |
| Rhinovirus | 166 | 263 | 117 | 150 | 98 | 124 | 1 | 919 |
* Respiratory samples only.
** Seasonal coronavirus only. Does not include SARS-CoV-2.
*** 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 42 | Week 43 | Week 44 | Week 45 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week ending | 18/10/2020 | 25/10/2020 | 1/11/2020 | 8/11/2020 | |
| Coxiella burnettii | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| Respiratory Chlamydia sp.* | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 |
| Mycoplasma pneumoniae | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
* Includes Chlamydia psittaci, Chlamydia pneumoniae and Chlamydia sp detected from blood, serum and respiratory specimens.
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