Salmonella and shigella infections (from faecal specimens), England and Wales, laboratory reports: Feb to March 2018
Updated 18 May 2018
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Table 1. Salmonella infections from faecal specimens (England and Wales), reports to PHE: February/March 2018
Details of 391 reports of salmonella infections recorded in February 2018 are given in the table below. In March, 515 salmonella infections were recorded.
| Organism | Cases February 2018 |
|---|---|
| S. Typhimurium | 100 |
| S. Enteritidis | 78 |
| S. Newport | 21 |
| S. Infantis | 13 |
| S. Kentucky | 12 |
| Others | 167 |
| Total salmonella (provisional data) | 391 |
Note: ‘Others’ includes all other salmonella serovars and salmonella isolations for which no serovar result was available.
Table 2. Shigella infections from faecal specimens (England and Wales), reports to PHE: February/March 2018
Details of 113 reports of shigella infections recorded in February are given in the table below. In March 2018, 144 shigella infections were recorded.
| Organism | Cases February 2018 |
|---|---|
| S. Sonnei | 36 |
| S. Flexneri | 24 |
| S. Boydii | 3 |
| S. Dysenteriae | 4 |
| Shigella not speciated | 48 |
| Total shigella (provisional data) | 113 |
Published in Health Protection Report volume 12 issue 13.