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 Published on:
3 February 2012

Next update 2 March 2012
Last updated 3 February 2012, Volume 6, No 5 (PDF file 160 kB)

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Laboratory reports of respiratory infections made to HPA from HPA and NHS laboratories in England and Wales:weeks1-4, 2012

Data are recorded by week of report, but include only specimens taken in the last eight weeks (ie recent specimens).

Table 1. Reports of influenza infection made to HPA, by week of report: weeks 01-04/2012*

Week

Week 01

Week 02

Week 03 Week 04

Total
Week ending
08/1/12
15/1/12
22/1/12
29/1/12

Influenza A

55

22

46

41

164

Isolation

2

1

1

–

4

DIF *

3

3

2

1

9

PCR

47

12

37

33

129

Other †

3

6

6

7

22

Influenza B

5

–

3

1

9

Isolation

–

–

1

–

1

DIF *

1

–

–

–

1

PCR

4

–

1

1

6

Other †

–

–

1

–

1

* 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, single high serology titre, etc), by week of report: weeks 01-04/2012

Week

Week 01

Week 02

Week 03 Week 04

Total

Week ending

08/1/12
15/1/12
22/1/12
29/1/12

Adenovirus *

51

39

55

45

190

Coronavirus

26

5

43

21

95

Parainfluenza †

27

29

38

20

114

Rhinovirus

180

134

156

128

598

Respiratory Syncytial Virus

892

598

445

281

2216

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

 

Table 3. Respiratory viral detections by age group: weeks 01-04/2012

Age group (years)

<1 year

1-4 years

5-14 years

15-44 years

45-64 years

≥65 years

Un-
known

Total

Adenovirus *

65

81

21

13

9

1

–

190

Coronavirus

41

14

5

12

11

12

–

95

Influenza A

16

30

16

63

11

28

–

164

Influenza B

1

–

–

4

2

2

–

9

Parainfluenza †

32

24

14

16

12

16

–

114

Rhinovirus

253

107

42

80

62

53

1

598

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)

1700

270

34

42

70

85

15

2216

* 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: weeks 01-04/2012

Week

Week 01

Week 02

Week 03 Week 04

Total

Week ending

08/1/12
15/1/12
22/1/12
29/1/12

Coxiella burnettii

1

1

–

2

4

Respiratory Chlamydia spp.*

2

–

–

1

3

Mycoplasma pneumoniae

39

25

25

10

99

Legionella spp.

4

8

6

3

21
* IncludesChlamydia 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 01-04/2012

Week

Week 01

Week 02

Week 03 Week 04

Total

Week ending
08/1/12
15/1/12
22/1/12
29/1/12

Nosocomial

1 (1*)

–

–

–

1

Community

2 (2*)

5 (5*)

3 (1*)

1

11

Travel Abroad

1 (1*)

2

3

2

8

Travel UK

–

1 (1*)

–

–

1

Total

4

8

6

3

21

Male

4

3

3

2

12

Female

–

5

3

1

9

(*) 2011 cases

Twenty-one cases were reported with pneumonia: 12 males aged 54 - 89 years and nine females aged 57 - 90 years. Eleven cases had community-acquired infection and one case acquired infection in hospital. Three deaths were reported in two females and one males aged 65 - 80 years.

Nine cases were associated with travel: Cyprus (1), Spain (7) and United Kingdom (1).

 

Table 5b Reports of Legionnaires' Disease cases by region of report in England and Wales: weeks 01-04/2012

Region/country

Nosocomial

Community

Travel abroad

Travel
UK

Total

North East

–

–

–

–

–

Yorks & Humber

–

2 (2*)

1

1 (1*)

4

East Midlands

–

–

1

–

1

East of England

–

–

1

–

1

London

–

2 (2*)

–

–

2

South East

–

1 (1*)

–

–

1

South West

1 (1*)

1 (1*)

1 (1*)

–

3

West Midlands

–

–

–

–

–

North West

–

3 (1*)

2

–

5

Wales

–

2

2 (1*)

–

4

Other

–

–

–

–

–

Total

1

11

8

1

21

(*) 2011 cases