Salmonella and shigella infections from faecal specimens, laboratory reports (England and Wales): July to August 2017
Updated 9 February 2018
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1. Table 1. Salmonella infections from faecal specimens (England and Wales), reports to PHE: July-August 2017
Details of 855 reports of salmonella infections recorded in July are given in the table below. In August 2017, 920 salmonella infections were recorded.
| Organism | Cases July 2017 |
|---|---|
| S. Enteritidis | 262 |
| S. Typhimurium | 212 |
| S. Newport | 22 |
| S. Stanley | 20 |
| S. Bovis | 15 |
| Others | 324 |
| Total salmonella (provisional data) | 855 |
Note: “Others” includes all other salmonella serovars, and salmonella isolations for which no serovar result was available.
2. Table 2. Shigella infections from faecal specimens (England and Wales), reports to PHE: July 2017
Details of 153 reports of shigella infections recorded in July are given in the table below. In August 2017, 133 shigella infections were recorded.
| Organism | Cases July 2017 |
|---|---|
| S. Sonnei | 61 |
| S. Flexneri | 42 |
| S. Boydii | 6 |
| S. Dysenteriae | 1 |
| Shigella not speciated | 43 |
| Total shigella (provisional data) | 153 |
Published in Health Protection Report volume 11 issue 31.