Reports of respiratory infections made to UKHSA from UKHSA and NHS laboratories in England and Wales: weeks 3 to 6, 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 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week ending | 9 Jan 2022 | 16 Jan 2022 | 23 Jan 2021 | 30 Jan 2022 | |
| Influenza A | 93 | 61 | 67 | 78 | 299 |
| Isolation | 9 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 24 |
| DIF | 9 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 35 |
| PCR | 74 | 48 | 53 | 51 | 226 |
| Other | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| Influenza B | 46 | 30 | 11 | 15 | 102 |
| Isolation | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| DIF | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 20 |
| PCR | 35 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 66 |
| Other | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
DIF=Direct Immunofluorescence.
‘Other’ = ‘Antibody detection - Single high titre’ or ‘method not specified’.
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, single high serology titre), by week of report.
| Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week ending | 9 Jan 2022 | 16 Jan 2022 | 23 Jan 2021 | 30 Jan 2022 | ||
| Adenovirus* | 91 | 119 | 119 | 117 | 446 | |
| Coronavirus** | 24 | 30 | 29 | 16 | 99 | |
| Parainfluenza *** | 41 | 31 | 34 | 36 | 142 | |
| Rhinovirus | 387 | 565 | 495 | 390 | 1,837 | |
| Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) | 266 | 209 | 165 | 145 | 785 |
*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, data for weeks 3 to 6
| Age group (years) | Under 1 year | 1 to 4 years | 5 to 14 years | 15 to 44 years | 45 to 64 years | 65 years and older | Unknown | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adenovirus* | 87 | 250 | 42 | 38 | 8 | 21 | – | 446 |
| Coronavirus** | 20 | 23 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 13 | – | 99 |
| Influenza A | 15 | 31 | 38 | 150 | 52 | 136 | 10 | 432 |
| Influenza B | 4 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 85 | 10 | 183 |
| Parainfluenza*** | 32 | 64 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 1 | 142 |
| Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) | 202 | 177 | 24 | 87 | 74 | 216 | 5 | 785 |
| Rhinovirus | 371 | 822 | 290 | 162 | 74 | 117 | 1 | 1,837 |
*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 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week ending | 9 Jan 2022 | 16 Jan 2022 | 23 Jan 2021 | 30 Jan 2022 | |
| Coxiella burnetii | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| Respiratory Chlamydia sp.* | – | – | – | 2 | 2 |
| Mycoplasma pneumoniae | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 19 |
*Includes Chlamydia psittaci, Chlamydia pneumoniae and Chlamydia sp detected from blood, serum and respiratory specimens.