Research and analysis

Less common gastrointestinal infections, England and Wales: laboratory reports weeks 1 to 13, 2015

Updated 9 October 2015

Laboratory reports Total reports Cumulative total
Ìý 1-13/15 1-13/15 1-13/14 Ìý
Astrovirus 153 153 84 Ìý
Sapovirus 91 91 57 Ìý
Shigella boydii 21 21 15 Ìý
Shigella dysenteriae 6 6 4 Ìý
Shigella flexneri 238 238 138 Ìý
Plesiomonas 20 48 44 Ìý
Vibrio spp. 11 11 11 Ìý
Yersinia spp 11 11 19 Ìý
Entamoeba histolytica 21 21 11 Ìý
Blastocystis hominis 31 31 35 Ìý
Dientamoeba fragilis 1 1 6 Ìý

Note: Introduction of a new laboratory data reporting system (SGSS) after 1 December 2014 means that direct comparisons between the above data and those generated by the previous system (LabBase2) may not be valid.