HPS Weekly National Seasonal Respiratory Report - week ending 24 November 2019
Publication Date: 28 November 2019
Overall assessment:
- Influenza activity in the community was at Baseline levels.
- Influenza activity in close settings is increasing and was at Low levels.
- A Scottish addendum to the Public Health England guidance on use of antiviral agents for the treatment and prophylaxis of seasonal influenza has been published on the HPS website.
In week 47:
- The rate of influenza-like illness (ILI) was at Baseline activity level (12.4 per 100,000).
- The proportion of NHS24 respiratory calls was at Moderate activity level (22%).
- The swab positivity of influenza in primary care was at Baseline activity level (24.1%, 7/29).
- The swab positivity of influenza in secondary care was at Low activity level (15.3%, 130/851).
- The incidence rate of influenza in secondary care was at Baseline activity level (2.4 per 100,000 population).
- Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) was at Moderate activity level. The number of RSV detections increased and breached the threshold in week 42 into Low activity level indicating the start of the annual RSV season.
- Human Metapneumovirus (HPMV), Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Rhinovirus were at Low activity level. The rest of the non-flu respiratory pathogens were at Baseline activity levels.
- There were 2 new acute respiratory illness outbreaks reported (Baseline activity level).
- There were no cases reported of laboratory confirmed influenza with severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) requiring intensive care management (Baseline activity level).
- There were no SARI deaths reported.
- The all-cause mortality excess was at
Baseline activity level in week 45.
Resource information
- Publisher:
- Health Protection Scotland
- Publication type:
- Surveillance Report
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