Salmonella and shigella infections from faecal specimens, laboratory reports (England and Wales): September to October 2017
Updated 9 February 2018
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Table 1. Salmonella infections from faecal specimens (England and Wales), reports to PHE: September to October 2017
Details of 1397 reports of salmonella infections recorded in September are given in the table below. In October 2017, 774 salmonella infections were recorded.
| Organism | Cases September 2017 |
|---|---|
| S. Enteritidis | 460 |
| S. Typhimurium | 317 |
| S. Newport | 51 |
| S. Infantis | 40 |
| S. Agona | 25 |
| Others | 504 |
| Total salmonella (provisional data) | 1397 |
Note: 鈥淥thers鈥� 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: September to October 2017
Details of 268 reports of shigella infections recorded in September are given in the table below. In October 2017, 167 shigella infections were recorded.
| Organism | Cases September 2017 |
|---|---|
| S. Sonnei | 111 |
| S. Flexneri | 65 |
| S. Boydii | 6 |
| S. Dysenteriae | 4 |
| Shigella not speciated | 82 |
| Total shigella (provisional data) | 268 |
Published in Health Protection Report volume 11 issue 40.