Respiratory Virus Detections/Isolations in Canada, Week 38 ending September 26, 2015

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Table 1 - Respiratory Virus Detections/Isolations for the week ending September 26, 2015
Table 1 - Respiratory Virus Detections/Isolations for the week ending September 26, 2015 (Reporting Week 201538)
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 41 0 0 0 0 0 41 0 41 0 0 1 0 0 41 1 41 0 41 12 Not Tested Not Tested
Prince Edward Island 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
Nova Scotia 22 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 16 2 16 0 16 3 16 0
New Brunswick 18 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Atlantic 81 0 0 0 0 0 69 0 63 0 0 1 0 0 63 3 57 0 57 15 16 0
Région Nord-Est 11 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Not Available  Not Available 0 0
Québec-Chaudière-Appalaches 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Not Available  Not Available 0 0
Centre-du-Québec 13 0 0 0 0 0 19 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0  Not Available  Not Available 0 0
Montréal-Laval 368 0 0 0 2 0 358 3 315 12 1 0 0 0 331 3 244 0  Not Available  Not Available 233 1
Ouest du Québec 14 0 0 0 0 0 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Not Available  Not Available 0 0
Montérégie 12 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Not Available  Not Available 0 0
Province of Québec 419 0 0 0 2 0 410 5 321 12 1 0 0 0 337 3 244 0  Not Available  Not Available 233 1
Ottawa P.H.L. 18 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 8 0 3 1 2 0
CHEO - Ottawa 61 0 0 0 0 0 61 0 61 0 0 0 0 0 61 0 61 0 61 0 0 0
Kingston P.H.L. 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 11 1 0 0 0 0 11 0 11 0 5 2 4 0
Toronto Medical Laboratory 110 0 0 0 0 0 110 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0
P.H.O.L. - Toronto 150 0 0 1 1 0 148 1 148 3 0 0 0 0 148 3 141 0 56 6 44 0
Sick Kids'Hospital - Toronto 29 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 29 1 0 0 0 0 29 0 29 0 29 17 29 0
Sunnybrook & Women's College HSC 25 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 25 0 25 8 25 0
Sault Ste. Marie P.H.L. 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 7 0 4 1 3 0
Timmins P.H.L. 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 9 0 8 0 2 0 0 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. 61 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 52 0 0 0 1 0 52 0 49 0 17 5 14 0
Orillia P.H.L. 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 11 1 0 0 0 0 11 0 11 0 0 0 0 0
Thunder Bay P.H.L. 18 0 0 0 1 0 18 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 18 0 5 4 5 0
Sudbury P.H.L. 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 2 1 2 0
Hamilton P.H.L. 48 0 0 0 0 0 43 0 43 1 0 0 0 0 43 1 41 0 10 4 7 0
Peterborough P.H.L. 34 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 34 0 0 0 2 0 34 0 30 0 10 1 6 0
Province of Ontario 593 0 0 1 2 0 570 1 460 19 0 0 3 0 460 4 453 0 229 50 141 0
Manitoba 125 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 65 0 0 1 0 0 65 0 27 0 65 12 27 0
Regina 143 0 0 0 0 0 143 0 143 0 3 1 0 0 143 2 143 0 143 67 143 1
Saskatoon 59 0 0 0 3 0 59 0 59 0 1 0 0 0 59 0 59 0 59 9 59 0
Province of Saskatchewan 202 0 0 0 3 0 202 0 202 0 4 1 0 0 202 2 202 0 202 76 202 1
Province of Alberta 367 0 0 2 2 0 367 1 367 6 0 0 0 0 367 4 367 0 367 129 367 0
Prairies 694 0 0 2 5 0 629 1 634 6 4 2 0 0 634 6 596 0 634 217 596 1
British Columbia 130 0 0 13 20 0 130 0 64 0 0 2 0 0 64 0 64 0 64 24 64 0
Territories* 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 2 3 2 0
CANADA 1919 0 0 16 29 0 1810 7 1544 37 5 5 3 0 1560 16 1416 1 986 309 1052 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 26, 2015
Table 2 - Respiratory Virus Detections/Isolations for the period August 30, 2015 - September 26, 2015 (Reporting Weeks 201535-201538)
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 108 0 0 2 2 0 108 0 108 0 0 1 0 0 108 1 108 0 108 22 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 73 0 0 0 0 0 73 0 62 1 0 0 0 0 62 5 62 0 62 9 62 0
New Brunswick 51 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 34 0 0 0 0 0 36 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Atlantic 235 0 0 2 2 0 218 0 207 1 0 1 0 0 209 7 173 1 173 31 65 0
Région Nord-Est 43 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Not Available  Not Available 0 0
Québec-Chaudière-Appalaches 120 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 65 0 0 0 0 0 77 1 28 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 0 0  Not Available  Not Available 0 0
Montréal-Laval 1248 0 0 0 5 1 1222 10 1081 31 3 2 1 0 1138 28 840 6  Not Available  Not Available 815 3
Ouest du Québec 57 0 0 0 1 0 51 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0  Not Available  Not Available 0 0
Montérégie 36 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Not Available  Not Available 0 0
Province of Québec 1569 0 0 0 6 1 1599 15 1270 34 3 2 2 0 1356 32 979 6  Not Available  Not Available 952 3
Ottawa P.H.L. 49 0 0 0 0 0 41 0 41 0 0 0 1 0 41 0 39 0 24 10 22 0
CHEO - Ottawa 203 0 0 0 0 0 203 3 211 0 0 0 0 0 203 1 203 0 203 11 0 0
Kingston P.H.L. 37 0 0 0 0 0 37 0 37 2 0 0 0 0 37 0 36 0 21 6 16 0
Toronto Medical Laboratory 503 0 0 0 0 0 503 0 31 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 1 0 0 0 0
P.H.O.L. - Toronto 540 0 0 2 2 2 542 3 542 7 1 0 1 0 542 7 503 6 220 33 172 0
Sick Kids'Hospital - Toronto 197 0 0 0 0 0 197 0 197 2 0 1 0 0 197 2 197 1 71 26 50 1
Sunnybrook & Women's College HSC 128 1 0 0 1 0 128 0 128 0 0 0 3 0 128 0 128 0 128 35 128 1
Sault Ste. Marie P.H.L. 14 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 13 0 5 1 3 0
Timmins P.H.L. 21 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 21 1 1 0 0 0 21 0 16 0 10 1 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. 157 0 0 0 0 0 149 1 149 3 1 0 1 0 149 2 136 0 57 17 42 0
Orillia P.H.L. 51 0 0 0 0 0 51 1 51 2 0 0 0 0 51 0 50 0 10 5 8 0
Thunder Bay P.H.L. 44 0 0 0 1 0 44 0 44 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 42 1 8 4 5 0
Sudbury P.H.L. 13 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 13 0 4 1 4 0
Hamilton P.H.L. 121 0 0 0 0 0 116 0 116 3 0 0 0 0 116 2 112 0 44 20 38 0
Peterborough P.H.L. 74 0 0 0 0 0 74 0 74 1 0 0 2 0 74 1 66 0 28 3 18 0
Province of Ontario 2152 1 0 2 4 2 2133 8 1669 33 3 1 8 0 1630 15 1596 9 833 173 508 2
Manitoba 347 0 0 0 0 0 166 0 182 1 0 1 0 0 182 0 83 3 182 25 83 1
Regina 463 0 0 0 0 0 463 0 463 5 3 1 0 0 463 12 463 3 463 213 463 1
Saskatoon 194 1 0 0 4 0 194 0 194 1 3 1 0 0 194 6 194 1 194 50 194 0
Province of Saskatchewan 657 1 0 0 4 0 657 0 657 6 6 2 0 0 657 18 657 4 657 263 657 1
Province of Alberta 1280 1 0 7 8 0 1280 4 1280 28 0 0 0 0 1280 19 1280 1 1280 438 1280 3
Prairies 2284 2 0 7 12 0 2103 4 2119 35 6 3 0 0 2119 37 2020 8 2119 726 2020 5
British Columbia 418 0 0 29 44 1 418 0 190 0 2 3 2 0 190 1 190 0 190 80 190 0
Territories* 20 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 20 1 20 8 9 20 0 0
CANADA 6678 3 0 40 68 4 6491 27 5475 103 14 10 12 0 5524 93 4978 32 3324 1030 3735 10
*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 9 221 1 6
37 2015-09-19 29 26 10 294 3 7
38 2015-09-26 50 16 1 307 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 1487 1.21 0.00 35 2.86 0.00 395 0.51 0.00 445 0.22 0.00 517 0.77 0.00 90 11.11 0.00
37 19-09-2015 1774 0.85 0.06 48 2.08 0.00 395 0.00 0.00 585 0.17 0.17 624 0.16 0.00 114 10.53 0.00
38 26-09-2015 1917 1.51 0.00 81 0.00 0.00 419 0.48 0.00 593 0.34 0.00 694 0.72 0.00 128 15.63 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 1470 0.41 47 0.00 407 0.25 433 0.69 486 0.41 90 0.00
37 19-09-2015 1749 0.40 43 0.00 419 0.72 600 0.50 564 0.18 114 0.00
38 26-09-2015 1810 0.39 69 0.00 410 1.22 570 0.18 629 0.16 128 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 1224 2.21 45 0.00 338 2.37 313 1.60 487 2.87 36 0.00
37 19-09-2015 1485 1.95 41 0.00 314 4.14 502 1.79 569 1.05 51 1.96
38 26-09-2015 1544 3.24 63 1.59 321 4.05 460 4.78 634 1.89 64 3.13

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 1222 2.86 45 4.44 353 4.25 296 1.35 487 2.67 36 2.78
37 19-09-2015 1508 1.72 41 0.00 346 4.05 493 0.41 569 1.76 51 0.00
38 26-09-2015 1560 1.03 63 4.76 337 0.89 460 0.87 634 0.95 64 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 1092 0.82 32 0.00 256 1.56 293 1.02 470 0.21 36 0.00
37 19-09-2015 1376 0.73 38 0.00 259 0.39 480 0.62 540 0.56 51 0.00
38 26-09-2015 1416 0.07 57 0.00 244 0.00 453 0.00 596 0.00 64 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 720 30.69 32 18.75 0 0.00 160 15.62 487 34.70 36 50.00
37 19-09-2015 897 32.78 38 18.42 0 0.00 231 21.64 569 37.79 51 37.25
38 26-09-2015 986 31.14 57 26.32 0 0.00 229 21.83 634 34.23 64 37.50

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 858 0.12 14 0.00 248 0.40 85 0.00 470 0.00 36 0.00
37 19-09-2015 1010 0.30 11 0.00 255 0.39 145 0.69 540 0.19 51 0.00
38 26-09-2015 1052 0.19 16 0.00 233 0.43 141 0.00 596 0.17 64 0.00

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