Salmonella and shigella infections from faecal specimens, laboratory reports (England and Wales): April 2017
Updated 9 February 2018
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1. Table 1. Salmonella infections from faecal specimens (England and Wales), reports to PHE: April 2017
Details of 482 reports of salmonella infections recorded in April are given in the table below.
| Organism | Cases April 2017 |
|---|---|
| S. Enteritidis | 134 |
| S. Typhimurium | 85 |
| S. Newport | 29 |
| S. Agona | 22 |
| S. Bareilly | 12 |
| Others | 200 |
| Total salmonella (provisional data) | 482 |
Note: “Others” includes all other salmonella serovars, and salmonella isolations for which no serovar was available.
2. Table 2. Shigella infections from faecal specimens (England and Wales), reports to PHE: April 2017
Details of 105 reports of shigella infections recorded in May are given in the table below.
| Organism | Cases April 2017 |
|---|---|
| S. Sonnei | 23 |
| S. Flexneri | 26 |
| S. Boydii | 8 |
| S. Dysenteriae | 5 |
| Shigella not speciated | 34 |
| Total shigella (provisional data) | 105 |
Published in Health Protection Report volume 11 issue 20.