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7 November 2008

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Last updated 7 November 2008, Volume 2, No 45 (PDF file xxx kB)

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Laboratory reports of respiratory infections made to CfI from HPA and NHS laboratories in England and Wales: weeks 40-44/2008

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 40-44/2008

Week

Week 40

Week 41

Week 42

Week 43

Week 44

Total

Week ending
05/10/08
12/10/08
19/10/08
26/10/08
02/11/08

Influenza A

1

3

3

16

9

32

Isolation

1

1

*DIF

1

3

3

7

Four–fold rise in paired sera

PCR

2

1

10

4

17

Other

1

1

1

3

1

7

Influenza B

1

3

1

1

6

Isolation

*DIF

1

1

Four–fold rise in paired sera

PCR

1

1

Other

2

1

1

4

Influenza (untyped)

Isolation

*DIF

Four–fold rise in paired sera

PCR

Other

Table 2 Respiratory viral detections by any method (culture, direct immunofluorescence, PCR, four-fold rise in paired sera or single high serology titre), by week of report:
weeks 40-44/2008

Week

Week 40

Week 41

Week 42

Week 43

Week 44

Total

Week ending

05/10/08
12/10/08
19/10/08
26/10/08
02/11/08

Adenovirus*

7

23

13

18

7

68

Coronavirus

1

1

2

4

Parainfluenza

5

15

4

20

15

59

Rhinovirus

42

38

30

50

52

212

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)

29

53

111

183

207

583

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

Table 3 Respiratory viral detections by age group: weeks 40-44/2008

Age group (years)

<1 year

1-4 years

5-14 years

15-44 years

45-64 years

≥65 years

Unknown

Total

Adenovirus*

15

26

9

9

6

3

68

Coronavirus

3

1

4

Influenza A

1

7

1

12

9

1

1

32

Influenza B

3

2

1

6

Parainfluenza

23

8

2

9

14

2

1

59

Rhinovirus

112

46

7

19

10

12

6

212

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)

460

84

2

9

8

9

11

583

* 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 40-44/2008

Week

Week 40

Week 41

Week 42

Week 43

Week 44

Total

Week ending

05/10/08
12/10/08
19/10/08
26/10/08
02/11/08

Coxiella burnettii

1

1

2

Respiratory
Chlamydia sp.*

2

2

2

5

11

Mycoplasma pneumoniae

8

3

11

5

8

35

Legionella sp.

12

9

10

8

9

48

* 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 40-44/2008

Week

Week 40

Week 41

Week 42

Week 43

Week 44

Total

Week ending
05/10/08
12/10/08
19/10/08
26/10/08
02/11/08

Nosocomial

Community

6

4

3

5

3

21

Travel Abroad

4

4

7

3

4

22

Travel UK

2

1

2

5

Total

12

9

10

8

9

48

Male

8

6

10

5

8

37

Female

4

3

3

1

11

(*) Non-pneumonic case(s)

Forty eight cases were reported with pneumonia; 37 males aged from 21 to 83 yearsrs and 11 females aged from 44 to 88 years. Twenty-one cases had community acquired infection. Two deaths were reported: M 61y and F 57y.

Twenty-seven cases were travel associated: Croatia (1), Egypt (1), France (1), France/Spain (1), Germany (1), Greece (1), Hungary/United Kingdom (1), Italy (5), Portugal (1), Spain (6), Turkey (2), United Kingdom (5) and United States (1).

Table 5b Reports of Legionnaires' Disease cases by region of report in England and Wales: weeks 40-44/2008

Region/country

Nosocomial

Community

Travel abroad

Travel UK

Total

North East

1

2

3

Yorkshire & Humber

3

2

5

East Midlands

2

2

1

5

East of England

3

2

1

6

London

3

1

1

5

South East

5

5

2

12

South West

1

1

West Midlands

2

2

North West

1

5

6

Wales

2

1

3

Unknown

Total

21

22

5

48

(*) Non-pneumonic case(s)