Respiratory Virus Detections/Isolations in Canada, Week 37 ending September 19, 2015

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Table 1 - Respiratory Virus Detections/Isolations for the week ending September 19, 2015
Table 1 - Respiratory Virus Detections/Isolations for the week ending September 19, 2015 (Reporting Week 201537)
Reporting Laboratory Flu Test Flu A(H1N1)pdm09 Flu AH1 Pos. Flu AH3 Pos. Flu A Pos.(all) Flu B Pos. R.S.V. Test R.S.V. Pos. PIV Test PIV 1 Pos. PIV 2 Pos. PIV 3 Pos. PIV 4 Pos. Other PIV Pos. Adeno Test Adeno Pos. hMPV Test hMPV Pos. Rhino Test Rhino Pos. Coron Test Coron Pos.
Newfoundland 27 0 0 1 1 0 27 0 27 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 27 0 27 5  Not Tested  Not Tested
Prince Edward Island 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
Nova Scotia 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 10 0 10 2 10 0
New Brunswick 8 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Atlantic 48 0 0 1 1 0 43 0 41 0 0 0 0 0 41 0 38 0 38 7 11 0
Région Nord-Est 22 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Not Available  Not Available 0 0
Québec-Chaudière-Appalaches 36 0 0 0 0 0 54 0 47 2 0 0 1 0 57 2 43 0  Not Available  Not Available 42 0
Centre-du-Québec 19 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0  Not Available  Not Available 0 0
Montréal-Laval 294 0 0 0 0 0 283 3 251 9 0 0 1 0 270 11 205 1  Not Available  Not Available 202 1
Ouest du Québec 15 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0  Not Available  Not Available 0 0
Montérégie 9 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Not Available  Not Available 0 0
Province of Québec 395 0 0 0 0 0 408 3 303 11 0 0 2 0 335 13 248 1  Not Available  Not Available 244 1
Ottawa P.H.L. 15 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 15 0 8 6 8 0
CHEO - Ottawa 58 0 0 0 0 0 58 1 58 0 0 0 0 0 58 0 58 0 58 4 0 0
Kingston P.H.L. 9 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 12 1 0 0 0 0 12 0 12 0 4 2 4 0
Toronto Medical Laboratory 107 0 0 0 0 0 107 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 0 0 0 0
P.H.O.L. - Toronto 195 0 0 1 1 1 196 1 196 2 0 0 0 0 196 1 185 2 66 11 53 0
Sick Kids'Hospital - Toronto 42 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 42 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 42 0 0 0 0 0
Sunnybrook & Women's College HSC N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Sault Ste. Marie P.H.L. 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
Timmins P.H.L. 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 11 0 1 0 0 0 11 0 7 0 8 2 2 0
St. Joseph's - London N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
London P.H.L. 42 0 0 0 0 0 49 1 49 1 1 0 0 0 49 1 45 0 24 9 18 0
Orillia P.H.L. 16 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 20 1 0 0 0 0 20 0 19 0 6 3 5 0
Thunder Bay P.H.L. 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 7 0 1 0 0 0
Sudbury P.H.L. 7 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
Hamilton P.H.L. 19 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 20 0 12 7 11 0
Peterborough P.H.L. 15 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 15 0 8 0 8 0
Province of Ontario 549 0 0 1 1 1 564 3 466 6 2 0 0 0 457 2 444 3 195 44 109 0
Manitoba 109 0 0 0 0 0 49 0 54 0 0 0 0 0 54 0 25 1 54 6 25 0
Regina 127 0 0 0 0 0 127 0 127 1 0 0 0 0 127 4 127 1 127 66 127 0
Saskatoon 51 0 0 0 0 0 51 0 51 0 0 0 0 0 51 2 51 0 51 21 51 0
Province of Saskatchewan 178 0 0 0 0 0 178 0 178 1 0 0 0 0 178 6 178 1 178 87 178 0
Province of Alberta 331 0 0 1 1 0 331 1 331 4 0 0 0 0 331 4 331 0 331 106 331 1
Prairies 618 0 0 1 1 0 558 1 563 5 0 0 0 0 563 10 534 2 563 199 534 1
British Columbia 115 0 0 8 12 0 115 0 51 0 1 0 0 0 51 0 51 0 51 19 51 0
Territories* 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 8 3 8 11 8 0
CANADA 1733 0 0 11 15 1 1696 7 1432 22 3 0 2 0 1455 25 1323 9 855 280 957 2
*Territories include specimens from NT and NU.
Specimens from YT, NT and NU are sent to reference laboratories in other provinces.
Also available at: Respiratory Virus Detections in Canada.
Delays in the reporting of data may cause data to change retrospectively.
Table 2 - Respiratory Virus Detections/Isolations for the period August 30, 2015 - September 19, 2015
Table 2 - Respiratory Virus Detections/Isolations for the period August 30, 2015 - September 19, 2015 (Reporting Weeks 201535-201537)
Reporting Laboratory Flu Test Flu A(H1N1)pdm09 Flu AH1 Pos. Flu AH3 Pos. Flu A Pos.(all) Flu B Pos. R.S.V. Test R.S.V. Pos. PIV Test PIV 1 Pos. PIV 2 Pos. PIV 3 Pos. PIV 4 Pos. Other PIV Pos. Adeno Test Adeno Pos. hMPV Test hMPV Pos. Rhino Test Rhino Pos. Coron Test Coron Pos.
Newfoundland 67 0 0 2 2 0 67 0 67 0 0 0 0 0 67 0 67 0 67 10  Not Tested  Not Tested
Prince Edward Island. 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 1 3 0 3 0
Nova Scotia 49 0 0 0 0 0 49 0 46 1 0 0 0 0 46 3 46 0 46 6 46 0
New Brunswick 33 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 28 0 0 0 0 0 30 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Atlantic 152 0 0 2 2 0 147 0 144 1 0 0 0 0 146 4 116 1 116 16 49 0
Région Nord-Est 32 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Not Available  Not Available 0 0
Québec-Chaudière-Appalaches 119 0 0 0 0 0 173 2 161 3 0 0 1 0 187 4 139 0  Not Available  Not Available 137 0
Centre-du-Québec 52 0 0 0 0 0 58 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0  Not Available  Not Available 0 0
Montréal-Laval 880 0 0 0 3 1 853 7 755 19 2 2 1 0 796 24 585 6  Not Available  Not Available 571 2
Ouest du Québec 43 0 0 0 1 0 36 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0  Not Available  Not Available 0 0
Montérégie 24 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Not Available  Not Available 0 0
Province of Québec 1150 0 0 0 4 1 1178 10 938 22 2 2 2 0 1008 28 724 6  Not Available  Not Available 708 2
Ottawa P.H.L. 31 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 32 0 0 0 1 0 32 0 31 0 21 9 20 0
CHEO - Ottawa 142 0 0 0 0 0 142 3 150 0 0 0 0 0 142 1 142 0 142 11 0 0
Kingston P.H.L. 26 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 26 1 0 0 0 0 26 0 25 0 16 4 12 0
Toronto Medical Laboratory 393 0 0 0 0 0 393 0 31 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 1 0 0 0 0
P.H.O.L. - Toronto 390 0 0 1 1 2 394 2 394 4 1 0 1 0 394 4 362 6 164 27 128 0
Sick Kids'Hospital - Toronto 168 0 0 0 0 0 168 0 168 1 0 1 0 0 168 2 168 1 42 9 21 1
Sunnybrook & Women's College HSC 42 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 42 0 0 0 2 0 42 0 42 0 42 13 42 0
Sault Ste. Marie P.H.L. 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 6 0 1 0 0 0
Timmins P.H.L. 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 12 0 1 0 0 0 12 0 8 0 8 2 2 0
St. Joseph's - London 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
London P.H.L. 96 0 0 0 0 0 97 1 97 3 1 0 0 0 97 2 87 0 40 12 28 0
Orillia P.H.L. 40 0 0 0 0 0 40 1 40 1 0 0 0 0 40 0 39 0 10 5 8 0
Thunder Bay P.H.L. 26 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 26 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 24 1 3 0 0 0
Sudbury P.H.L. 12 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 10 0 2 0 2 0
Hamilton P.H.L. 73 0 0 0 0 0 73 0 73 2 0 0 0 0 73 1 71 0 34 16 31 0
Peterborough P.H.L. 40 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 40 1 0 0 0 0 40 1 36 0 18 2 12 0
Province of Ontario 1498 0 0 1 1 2 1502 7 1148 14 3 1 4 0 1109 11 1082 9 543 110 306 1
Manitoba 222 0 0 0 0 0 106 0 117 1 0 0 0 0 117 0 56 3 117 13 56 1
Regina 320 0 0 0 0 0 320 0 320 5 0 0 0 0 320 10 320 3 320 146 320 0
Saskatoon 135 1 0 0 1 0 135 0 135 1 2 1 0 0 135 6 135 1 135 41 135 0
Province of Saskatchewan 455 1 0 0 1 0 455 0 455 6 2 1 0 0 455 16 455 4 455 187 455 0
Province of Alberta 907 1 0 5 6 0 907 3 907 21 0 0 0 0 907 15 907 0 907 293 907 3
Prairies 1584 2 0 5 7 0 1468 3 1479 28 2 1 0 0 1479 31 1418 7 1479 493 1418 4
British Columbia 288 0 0 16 24 1 288 0 126 0 2 1 2 0 126 1 126 0 126 56 126 0
Territories* 18 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 18 1 18 7 8 18 0 0
CANADA 4690 2 0 24 38 4 4601 20 3853 65 9 5 8 0 3886 76 3484 30 2272 693 2607 7
*Territories include specimens from NT and NU.
Specimens from YT, NT and NU are sent to reference laboratories in other provinces.
Also available at: Respiratory Virus Detections in Canada.
Delays in the reporting of data may cause data to change retrospectively.
Due to reporting delays, the sum of weekly report totals do not add up to cumulative totals.

Number of positive laboratory tests for other respiratory viruses by report week, Canada, 2015-16

Number of positive laboratory tests for other respiratory viruses by report week, Canada, 2015-16 - Text Equivalent
Number of positive laboratory tests for other respiratory viruses by report week, Canada, 2015-16
Week Week end ParaInfluenza Adenovirus hMPV Rhinovirus Coronavirus RSV
35 2015-09-05 33 16 12 197 4 7
36 2015-09-12 27 35 9 214 1 6
37 2015-09-19 27 25 9 272 2 7

Positive Influenza Tests (%) in Canada by Region by Week of Report

Positive Influenza Tests (%) in Canada by Region by Week of Report - Text Equivalent
Positive Influenza Tests (%) in Canada by Region by Week of Report
Week Week End Canada Tests Canada A% Canada B% At Tests At A% At B% QC Tests QC A% QC B% ON Tests ON A% ON B% Pr Tests Pr A% Pr B% BC Tests BC A% BC B%
35 05-09-2015 1493 0.40 0.20 71 0.00 0.00 360 0.56 0.28 529 0.00 0.19 449 0.45 0.00 79 2.53 1.27
36 12-09-2015 1460 1.16 0.00 33 3.03 0.00 395 0.51 0.00 420 0.00 0.00 517 0.77 0.00 90 11.11 0.00
37 19-09-2015 1732 0.87 0.06 48 2.08 0.00 395 0.00 0.00 549 0.18 0.18 618 0.16 0.00 114 10.53 0.00

Positive RSV Tests (%) in Canada by Region by Week of Report

Positive RSV Tests (%) in Canada by Region by Week of Report - Text Equivalent
Positive RSV Tests (%) in Canada by Region by Week of Report
Week Week End Canada Tests RSV% At Tests RSV% QC Tests RSV% ON Tests RSV% Pr Tests RSV% BC Tests RSV%
35 05-09-2015 1462 0.48 59 0.00 363 1.65 530 0.19 424 0.00 79 0.00
36 12-09-2015 1443 0.42 45 0.00 407 0.25 408 0.74 486 0.41 90 0.00
37 19-09-2015 1696 0.41 43 0.00 408 0.74 564 0.53 558 0.18 114 0.00

Positive Parainfluenza Tests (%) in Canada by Region by Week of Report

Positive Parainfluenza Tests (%) in Canada by Region by Week of Report - Text Equivalent
Positive Parainfluenza Tests (%) in Canada by Region by Week of Report
Week Week End Canada Tests Para% At Tests Para% QC Tests Para% ON Tests Para% Pr Tests Para% BC Tests Para%
35 05-09-2015 1222 2.70 58 1.72 297 2.36 394 2.28 429 2.80 39 10.26
36 12-09-2015 1199 2.25 45 0.00 338 2.37 288 1.74 487 2.87 36 0.00
37 19-09-2015 1432 1.89 41 0.00 303 4.29 466 1.72 563 0.89 51 1.96

Positive Adenovirus Tests (%) in Canada by Region by Week of Report

Positive Adenovirus Tests (%) in Canada by Region by Week of Report - Text Equivalent
Positive Adenovirus Tests (%) in Canada by Region by Week of Report
Week Week End Canada Tests Adeno% At Tests Adeno% QC Tests Adeno% ON Tests Adeno% Pr Tests Adeno% BC Tests Adeno%
35 05-09-2015 1234 1.30 60 3.33 320 0.00 381 1.31 429 1.86 39 0.00
36 12-09-2015 1197 2.92 45 4.44 353 4.25 271 1.48 487 2.67 36 2.78
37 19-09-2015 1455 1.72 41 0.00 335 3.88 457 0.44 563 1.78 51 0.00

Positive hMPV Tests (%) in Canada by Region by Week of Report

Positive hMPV Tests (%) in Canada by Region by Week of Report - Text Equivalent
Positive hMPV Tests (%) in Canada by Region by Week of Report
Week Week End Canada Tests hMPV% At Tests hMPV% QC Tests hMPV% ON Tests hMPV% Pr Tests hMPV% BC Tests hMPV%
35 05-09-2015 1094 1.10 46 2.17 220 0.45 370 0.81 414 0.97 39 0.00
36 12-09-2015 1067 0.84 32 0.00 256 1.56 268 1.12 470 0.21 36 0.00
37 19-09-2015 1323 0.68 38 0.00 248 0.40 444 0.68 534 0.37 51 0.00

Positive Rhinovirus Tests (%) in Canada by Region by Week of Report

Positive Rhinovirus Tests (%) in Canada by Region by Week of Report - Text Equivalent
Positive Rhinovirus Tests (%) in Canada by Region by Week of Report
Week Week End Canada Tests RhV% At Tests RhV% QC Tests RhV% ON Tests RhV% Pr Tests RhV% BC Tests RhV%
35 05-09-2015 732 26.91 46 6.52 0 0.00 213 22.54 429 29.14 39 48.72
36 12-09-2015 695 30.79 32 18.75 0 0.00 135 13.33 487 34.70 36 50.00
37 19-09-2015 855 31.81 38 18.42 0 0.00 195 22.56 563 35.35 51 37.25

Positive Coronavirus Tests (%) in Canada by Region by Week of Report

Positive Coronavirus Tests (%) in Canada by Region by Week of Report - Text Equivalent
Positive Coronavirus Tests (%) in Canada by Region by Week of Report
Week Week End Canada Tests Coro% At Tests Coro% QC Tests Coro% ON Tests Coro% Pr Tests Coro% BC Tests Coro%
35 05-09-2015 835 0.48 24 0.00 216 0.00 137 0.73 414 0.72 39 0.00
36 12-09-2015 833 0.12 14 0.00 248 0.40 60 0.00 470 0.00 36 0.00
37 19-09-2015 957 0.21 11 0.00 244 0.41 109 0.00 534 0.19 51 0.00

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