Respiratory |
Published on: 5 March 2010 |
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and NHS laboratories in England and Wales: weeks 5-8/2010
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 CfI, by week of report: weeks 5-8/2010Week |
Week 5 |
Week 6 |
Week 7 | Week 8 |
Total |
| Week ending | 7/2/10 |
14/2/10 |
21/2/10 |
28/2/10 |
|
Influenza A |
22 |
32 |
27 |
15 |
96 |
Isolation |
2 |
1 |
1 |
- |
4 |
DIF |
5 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
18 |
PCR |
12 |
5 |
8 |
1 |
26 |
Other |
3 |
19 |
15 |
11 |
48 |
Influenza B |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
Isolation |
– |
– |
1 |
– |
1 |
DIF |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
PCR |
2 |
– |
– |
– |
2 |
Other |
- |
1 |
- |
1 |
2 |
Influenza (untyped) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
Isolation |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
DIF |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
PCR |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
Other |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
Table 2. Respiratory viral detections by any method (culture, direct immunofluorescence, PCR, single high serology titre, etc), by week of report: weeks 5-8/2010
Week |
Week 5 |
Week 6 |
Week 7 | Week 8 |
Total |
Week ending |
7/2/10 |
14/2/10 |
21/2/10 |
28/2/10 |
|
Adenovirus* |
34 |
33 |
27 |
38 |
132 |
Coronavirus |
– |
7 |
– |
4 |
11 |
Parainfluenza† |
15 |
12 |
13 |
16 |
56 |
Rhinovirus |
89 |
77 |
81 |
70 |
317 |
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) |
282 |
222 |
133 |
139 |
776 |
Age group (years) |
<1 year |
1-4 years |
5-14 years |
15-44 years |
45-64 years |
≥65 years |
Un- |
Total |
Adenovirus* |
44 |
47 |
8 |
24 |
7 |
2 |
– |
132 |
Coronavirus |
1 |
5 |
– |
1 |
3 |
1 |
– |
11 |
Influenza A |
4 |
6 |
10 |
42 |
31 |
3 |
– |
96 |
Influenza B |
– |
– |
– |
3 |
1 |
1 |
– |
5 |
Parainfluenza† |
16 |
15 |
5 |
9 |
8 |
3 |
– |
56 |
Rhinovirus |
163 |
82 |
21 |
24 |
17 |
9 |
1 |
317 |
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) |
570 |
103 |
14 |
24 |
29 |
22 |
14 |
776 |
by week of report: weeks 5-8/2010
Week |
Week 5 |
Week 6 |
Week 7 | Week 8 |
Total |
Week ending |
7/2/10 |
14/2/10 |
21/2/10 |
28/2/10 |
|
Coxiella burnettii |
1 |
– |
– |
1 |
2 |
Respiratory Chlamydia sp.* |
6 |
1 |
3 |
– |
10 |
Mycoplasma pneumoniae |
6 |
29 |
15 |
16 |
66 |
Legionella sp. |
4 |
8 |
5 |
6 |
23 |
Table 5a. Reports of Legionnaires' disease cases in England and Wales,
by week of report: weeks 5-8/2010
Week |
Week 5 |
Week 6 |
Week 7 | Week 8 |
Total |
| Week ending | 7/2/10 |
14/2/10 |
21/2/10 |
28/2/10 |
|
Nosocomial |
– |
– |
– |
– |
0 |
Community |
3(2*) |
6(2*) |
3 |
5 |
17 |
Travel abroad |
1(1**) |
1 |
2 |
1(1*) |
5 |
Travel UK |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
1 |
Total |
4 |
8 |
5 |
6 |
23 |
Male |
2 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
17 |
Female |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
Twenty-two cases were reported with pneumonia and one was reported with non-pneumonic infection; 17 males aged 43-86yrs and six females aged 42-89yrs. Seventeen cases had community acquired infection. There was one death in a male aged 78yrs who had onset of symptoms in 2009. A further four cases also had onset of symptoms in 2009.
Six cases were travel associated: Barbados (1), Egypt/United Kingdom (1), Spain (1), United Arab Emirates (2) and United Kingdom (1).
Table 5b Reports of Legionnaires' disease cases by region of report in England and Wales:
weeks 5-8/2010
Region/country |
Nosocomial |
Community |
Travel abroad |
Travel UK |
Total |
North East |
– |
– |
1 |
– |
1 |
Yorks & Humber |
– |
1 |
1(1*) |
1 |
3 |
East Midlands |
– |
2 |
1 |
– |
3 |
East of England |
– |
2(1**) |
– |
– |
2 |
London |
– |
4(1**) |
– |
– |
4 |
South East |
– |
2 |
– |
– |
2 |
South West |
– |
2 |
1 |
– |
3 |
West Midlands |
– |
1(1**) |
1(1**) |
– |
2 |
North West |
– |
1(1**) |
– |
– |
1 |
Wales |
– |
2 |
– |
– |
2 |
| Other | – |
– |
– |
– |
– |
Total |
– |
17 |
5 |
1 |
23 |