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Respiratory
Last updated: 7 December 2006, Volume 16, No. 49 (PDF file KB) Next update: 5 January 2007
Respiratory Archives: | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001
CDR Home | Infection Reports | Respiratory
Respiratory Routine Data Reports
Laboratory reports of respiratory infections made to the Health Protection Agency Centre for Infections from HPA and NHS laboratories in England and Wales: weeks 44-48/06
Table 1 Reports of influenza infection made to HPA Centre for Infections, by week of report: weeks 44-48/2006
| Week |
Week 44 |
Week 45 |
Week 46 |
Week 47 |
Week 48
|
Total |
|
| Week ending | 05/11/06 |
12/11/06 |
19/11/06 |
26/11/06 |
03/12/06 |
||
| Influenza A | 5 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
11 |
|
| Isolation | – |
– |
– |
1 |
– |
1 |
|
| DIF* | 1 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
|
| Four-fold rise in paired sera |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
| PCR | – |
– |
1 |
2 |
3 |
||
| Other† | 4 |
1 |
– |
1 |
– |
6 |
|
| Influenza B | 3 |
– |
– |
1 |
2 |
6 |
|
| Isolation | 1 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
|
| DIF* | – |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
1 |
|
| Four-fold rise in paired sera |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
| PCR | – |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
| Other† | 2 |
– |
– |
1 |
1 |
4 |
|
| Influenza (untyped) | – |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
| Isolation | – |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
| DIF* | – |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
| Four-fold rise in paired sera |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
| PCR | – |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
| Other† | – |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
*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: weeks 44-48/2006
| Week | Week 44 |
Week 45 |
Week 46 |
Week 47 |
Week 48
|
Total |
| Week ending | 05/11/06 |
12/11/06 |
19/11/06 |
26/11/06 |
03/12/06 |
|
| Adenovirus* | 4 |
16 |
7 |
8 |
19 |
54 |
| Coronavirus | – |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
| Parainfluenza† | 5 |
15 |
5 |
14 |
12 |
51 |
| Rhinovirus | 4 |
9 |
– |
4 |
2 |
19 |
| Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)‡ | 43 |
53 |
77 |
150 |
215 |
538 |
*Respiratory samples only. Excludes diagnoses made by electron microscopy (EM).
†Includes parainfluenza types 1, 2, 3, 4, and untyped.
‡ Excludes diagnosis made by electron microscopy (EM).
Table 3 Respiratory viral detections by age group: weeks 44-48/2006
| Age group (years) |
<1 year |
1-4 years |
5-14 years |
15-44 years |
45-64 years |
>65 years |
Unknown |
Total |
| Adenovirus* | 9 |
8 |
4 |
25 |
13 |
2 |
– |
54 |
| Coronavirus | – |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
| Influenza A | 1 |
– |
1 |
5 |
4 |
– |
– |
11 |
| Influenza B | – |
1 |
– |
1 |
3 |
1 |
– |
6 |
| Parainfluenza† | 25 |
8 |
3 |
4 |
9 |
2 |
– |
51 |
| Rhinovirus | 9 |
7 |
– |
1 |
1 |
1 |
– |
19 |
| Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)‡ | 444 |
73 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
538 |
*Respiratory samples only.
†includes parainfluenza types 1, 2, 3, 4, and untyped.
‡ Excludes diagnoses made by electron microscopy (EM).
Table 4 Laboratory reports of infections associated with atypical pneumonia, by week of report: weeks 44-48/2006
| Week | Week 44 |
Week 45 |
Week 46 |
Week 47 |
Week 48
|
Total |
| Week ending | 05/11/06 |
12/11/06 |
19/11/06 |
26/11/06 |
03/12/06 |
|
| Coxiella burnettii | 1 |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
2 |
| Respiratory Chlamydia sp* | 1 |
1 |
– |
3 |
1 |
6 |
| Mycoplasma pneumoniae | 7 |
16 |
4 |
9 |
6 |
42 |
| Legionella sp | 9 |
15 |
14 |
7 |
16 |
61 |
*Includes Chlamydia psittaci, Chlamydia pneumoniae, and Chlamydia sp detected from blood, serum, and respiratory specimens.
Table 5a Reports of legionnaires' disease cases in England and Wales, by week of report: weeks 44-48/2006
| Week | Week 44 |
Week 45 |
Week 46 |
Week 47 |
Week 48
|
Total |
| Week ending | 05/11/06 |
12/11/06 |
19/11/06 |
26/11/06 |
03/12/06 |
|
| Nosocomial | – |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
| Community | 6 |
9 (1*) |
6 |
5 |
12 |
38 |
| Travel abroad | 1 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
14 |
| Travel UK | 2 |
2 |
3 |
– |
2 |
9 |
| Total | 9 |
15 |
14 |
7 |
16 |
61 |
| Male | 5 |
11 |
12 |
5 |
12 |
45 |
| Female | 4 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
20 |
Sixty cases were reported with pneumonia and one additional non-pneumonic case; 45 males between 36 and 75 years and 16 females aged between 48 and 82 years. Thirty-eight cases had community acquired infection. Two deaths were reported: M 61y, F 75y.
Twenty-three cases were travel associated: United Kingdom (9), Spain (3), Italy (2), and one from each of Caribbean cruise, Egypt, France, India, Latvia, Malaysia/Singapore, Norway, Spain (ferry), and United States.
Table 5b Reports of legionnaires' disease cases by region of report in England and Wales: weeks 44-48/2006
| Region | Nosocomial |
Community |
Travel (Abroad) |
Travel (UK) |
Total |
| North East | – |
1 |
2 |
– |
3 |
| Yorkshire & the Humber | – |
1 |
2 |
– |
3 |
| East Midlands | – |
4 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
| East of England | – |
2 |
– |
1 |
3 |
| London | – |
6 (1*) |
2 |
2 |
10 |
| South East | – |
5 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
| South West | – |
3 |
– |
– |
3 |
| West Midlands | – |
10 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
| North West | – |
4 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
| Wales | – |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
| Total | – |
38 |
14 |
9 |
61 |
