Table 1 Characteristics of included surveillance datasets
Surveillance dataset (2010/11 – 2018/19) | Total reported | Median number of cases/outbreaks reported per norovirus seasona (IQR) | Median season week of reported cases/outbreaks (IQR) |
|---|---|---|---|
Outbreaks | |||
Schools | 3 168 | 344 (285 – 413) | 25 (19–36) |
Care homes | 19 000 | 2 215 (1 975 – 2 391) | 29 (20–38) |
Hospitals | 10 883 | 948 (732 – 1 569) | 30 (23–38) |
Laboratory norovirus reports | |||
Children (0-15yrs) | 11 463 | 1 287 (1 116 – 1 449) | 28 (17–39) |
Adults (≥ 16yrs) | 53 898 | 6 011 (5 308 – 7 075) | 32 (24–39) |
All | 65 361 | 7 089 (6 424 – 7 912) | 32 (23–39) |
NHS 111 calls for diarrhoeab | |||
Children (0-15yrs) | 470 928 | 95 159 (94 450 – 96 568) | 28 (16–40) |
Adults (≥ 16yrs) | 711 480 | 142 355 (141 547 – 142 677) | 27 (14–40) |
All | 1 182 408 | 238 923 (233 941 – 239 620) | 27 (15–40) |
NHS 111 calls for vomitingb | |||
Children (0-15yrs) | 841 587 | 167 614 (165 405 – 171 424) | 28 (17–39) |
Adults (≥ 16yrs) | 868 772 | 175 200 (170 481 – 177 051) | 27 (14–39) |
All | 1 710 359 | 341 905 (340 605 – 346 398) | 27 (16–39) |
GP consultations for IIDc | |||
Children (0-14yrs) | 2 059 558 | 312 334 (231 719 – 341 421) | 28 (16–39) |
Adults (≥ 15yrs) | 4 362 475 | 658 813 (518 330 – 731 522) | 26 (13–39) |
All | 6 422 033 | 971 147 (750 049 – 1 072 942) | 27 (14–39) |