Reports of respiratory infections made to UKHSA from UKHSA and NHS laboratories in England and Wales: weeks 25 to 28, 2022
Updated 29 July 2022
Applies to England and Wales
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Table 1. Reports of influenza infection made to UKHSA Colindale, by week of report
| Week | Week 25 | Week 26 | Week 27 | Week 28 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week ending | 26/6/2022 | 3/7/2022 | 10/7/2022 | 17/7/2022 | |
| Influenza A | 102 | 78 | 104 | 111 | 395 |
| Isolation | 10 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 43 |
| DIF | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| PCR | 83 | 61 | 83 | 96 | 323 |
| Other | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 |
| Influenza B | 17 | 29 | 15 | 16 | 77 |
| Isolation | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| DIF | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 |
| PCR | 16 | 23 | 10 | 15 | 64 |
| Other | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a |
DIF = Direct Immunofluorescence.
‘Other’ = ‘Antibody detection - Single high titre’ or ‘method not specified’.
“N/a” = Data not available.
Note: data are recorded by week of report, but include only specimens taken in the previous 8 weeks (recent specimens).
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 25 | Week 26 | Week 27 | Week 28 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week ending | 26/6/2022 | 3/7/2022 | 10/7/2022 | 17/7/2022 | |
| Adenovirus* | 233 | 227 | 226 | 311 | 997 |
| Coronavirus** | 13 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 50 |
| Parainfluenza† | 266 | 237 | 260 | 236 | 999 |
| Rhinovirus | 407 | 396 | 374 | 377 | 1,554 |
| RSV | 416 | 498 | 587 | 665 | 2,211 |
* 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 25 to 28, 2022
| Age group (years) | <1 year | 1-4 years | 5-14 years | 15-44 years | 45-64 years | ≥65 years | Unknown | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adenovirus * | 171 | 504 | 176 | 100 | 27 | 17 | 2 | 997 |
| Coronavirus ** | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 14 | – | 50 |
| Influenza A | 19 | 40 | 25 | 191 | 67 | 121 | 4 | 467 |
| Influenza B | 3 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 26 | 7 | 76 |
| Parainfluenza † | 205 | 304 | 178 | 85 | 88 | 135 | 4 | 999 |
| Respiratory syncytial virus | 1,003 | 881 | 64 | 94 | 48 | 121 | – | 2,211 |
| Rhinovirus | 366 | 595 | 247 | 125 | 85 | 136 | – | 1,554 |
* 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 25 | Week 26 | Week 27 | Week 28 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week ending | 26/6/2022 | 3/7/2022 | 10/7/2022 | 17/7/2022 | |
| Coxiella burnettii | – | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Respiratory Chlamydia sp.* | – | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| Mycoplasma pneumoniae | 16 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 40 |
* Includes Chlamydia Psittaci, Chlamydia Pneumoniae, and Chlamydia sp detected from blood, serum, and respiratory specimens.