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Laboratory reports of respiratory infections made to PHE from PHE and NHS laboratories in England and Wales: weeks 27 to 30, 2017

Updated 5 January 2018

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Data are recorded by week of report, but include only recent specimens, taken in the last 8 weeks.

Table 1. Reports of influenza infection made to PHE Colindale, by week of report

Week Week 27 Week 28 Week 29 Week 30 Total
Week ending 9/7/2017 16/7/2017 23/7/2017 30/7/2017 Ìý
Influenza A 21 13 18 12 64
Isolation 1 1 � 1 3
DIF * � � � � 0
PCR 17 12 18 9 56
Other � 3 � � 2 5
Influenza B 5 5 6 1 17
Isolation � � � � 0
DIF * � � 1 � 1
PCR 5 5 5 1 16
Other � � � � � 0

* DIF = Direct Immunofluorescence. � Other = “Antibody detection - single high titre� or “Method not specified�.

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 27 Week 28 Week 29 Week 30 Total
Week ending 9/7/2017 16/7/2017 23/7/2017 30/7/2017 Ìý
Adenovirus* 102 108 84 70 364
Coronavirus 6 9 3 5 23
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Rhinovirus 189 249 194 229 861
Respiratory syncytial virus 36 33 35 47 151

* Respiratory samples only. � Includes parainfluenza types 1, 2, 3, 4 and untyped.

Table 3. Respiratory viral detections by age group: weeks 27 to 30, 2017

Age group (years) <1 year 1-4 years 5-14 years 15-44 years 45-64 years �65 years Unknown Total
Adenovirus * 50 94 50 101 53 16 � 364
Coronavirus 4 3 1 5 5 5 � 23
Influenza A 5 11 2 24 21 11 � 74
Influenza B 1 � 1 4 7 5 � 18
Parainfluenza � 47 60 33 28 49 53 1 271
Respiratory syncytial virus 51 32 13 23 19 12 1 151
Rhinovirus 266 169 98 141 82 105 � 861

* Respiratory samples only. � 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 27 Week 28 Week 29 Week 30 Total
Week ending 9/7/2017 16/7/2017 23/7/2017 30/7/2017 Ìý
Coxiella burnettii 2 � � � 2
Respiratory Chlamydia sp.* 8 14 16 5 43
Mycoplasma pneumoniae 13 10 12 3 38

* Includes Chlamydia psittaci, Chlamydia pneumoniae, and Chlamydia sp detected from blood, serum, and respiratory specimens.

Legionnaires Disease cases in England and Wales

Monthly reports of Legionnaires� Disease at Legionnaires� disease monthly surveillance reports: 2017.

This report was published on 4 August 2017.

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