Comments:
- Most frequently detected viruses across all age groups during May 2023:
- Influenza A: 37.7%
- Rhino/Enterovirus: 29.1%
- Rhinovirus: 22.4%
- Epidemiological week 1 - 22:
- COVID-19: Percentage of positive specimens decreased during the last 4 weeks, with only 6.5% positive during week 22.
- RSV: Percentage of positive specimens decreased during the last 4 weeks, with only 4.1% positive during week 22.
- Influenza A: Percentage positive sharply increased from week 16 onwards, peaking at 45.4% during week 21.
Percentage of Specimens Positive: Respiratory Viral Multiplex PCR and SARS-CoV-2 PCR
April 2023:
- Influenza A: 31.8%
- Rhino/Enterovirus: 23.8%
- Rhinovirus: 17.2%
- COVID-19: 9.9%
- RSV A&B: 14.57%
- Adenovirus: 10.1%
- Parainfluenza 1-4: 4.6%
- Human metapneumovirus: 4.0%
- Coronavirus (non-SARS-CoV-2): 5.2%
- Bordetella pertussis: 3.3%
- Mycoplasma pneumoniae: 2.2%
- Bordetella parapertussis: 0.1%
May 2023:
- Influenza A: 37.7%
- Rhino/Enterovirus: 29.1%
- Rhinovirus: 22.4%
- COVID-19: 6.5%
- RSV A&B: 9.29%
- Adenovirus: 6.2%
- Parainfluenza 1-4: 4.2%
- Human metapneumovirus: 3.2%
- Coronavirus (non-SARS-CoV-2): 3.1%
- Bordetella pertussis: 4.2%
- Mycoplasma pneumoniae: 1.9%
- Bordetella parapertussis: 0.1%
Epidemiological Week 1 - 22 Cases
Mycoplasma pneumoniae Cases:
- Week 1: 4
- Week 2: 6
- Week 3: 10
- Week 4: 7
- Week 5: 5
- Week 6: 11
- Week 7: 12
- Week 8: 17
- Week 9: 12
- Week 10: 18
- Week 11: 25
- Week 12: 30
- Week 13: 23
- Week 14: 34
- Week 15: 37
- Week 16: 36
- Week 17: 34
- Week 18: 42
- Week 19: 42
- Week 20: 52
- Week 21: 46
- Week 22: 63
Bordetella pertussis Cases:
- Week 1: 8
- Week 2: 7
- Week 3: 5
- Week 4: 16
- Week 5: 13
- Week 6: 4
- Week 7: 6
- Week 8: 8
- Week 9: 9
- Week 10: 9
- Week 11: 7
- Week 12: 11
- Week 13: 16
- Week 14: 10
- Week 15: 15
- Week 16: 19
- Week 17: 13
- Week 18: 13
- Week 19: 17
- Week 20: 9
- Week 21: 13
- Week 22: 23
Bordetella parapertussis Cases:
- Week 1: 0
- Week 2: 1
- Week 3: 0
- Week 4: 2
- Week 5: 3
- Week 6: 2
- Week 7: 2
- Week 8: 1
- Week 9: 0
- Week 10: 1
- Week 11: 2
- Week 12: 2
- Week 13: 1
- Week 14: 0
- Week 15: 2
- Week 16: 0
- Week 17: 1
- Week 18: 0
- Week 19: 0
- Week 20: 1
- Week 21: 0
- Week 22: 0
Paediatric Respiratory Viral Multiplex PCR Data (0 - 12 years):
Most frequently detected viruses (May 2023):
- <1 year age group:
- Rhino/Enterovirus: 44.3%
- Rhinovirus: 35.9%
- RSV A&B: 23.5%
- 1 - 5 year age group:
- Rhino/Enterovirus: 41.9%
- Influenza A: 37.7%
- Rhinovirus: 33.4%
- 6 - 12 year age group:
- Influenza A: 54.5%
- Rhino/Enterovirus: 29.3%
- Rhinovirus: 19.3%
Additional Comments:
- The <1 year age group had significantly higher RSV A&B (23.5%) compared to the 1 - 5 year age group (9.4%) and 6 - 12 year age group (1.8%).
- The 6 - 12 year age group had significantly higher Influenza A (54.5%) compared to the 1 - 5 year age group (37.3%) and the <1 year age group (12.7%).
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