Respiratory Virus Detections/Isolations in Canada, Week 41 ending October 17, 2015

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Table 1 - Respiratory Virus Detections/Isolations for the week ending October 17, 2015
Table 1 - Respiratory Virus Detections/Isolations for the week ending October 17, 2015 (Reporting Week 201541)
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 47 0 0 0 0 0 47 0 47 1 0 0 0 0 47 0 47 2 47 13  Not Tested  Not Tested
Prince Edward Island 6 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0
Nova Scotia 27 0 0 0 1 0 27 0 23 1 0 0 0 0 23 0 23 0 23 4 23 0
New Brunswick 43 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Atlantic 123 0 0 0 1 0 100 0 93 2 0 0 0 0 93 0 76 2 76 17 29 0
Région Nord-Est 31 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Not Available  Not Available 0 0
Québec-Chaudière-Appalaches 58 0 0 0 1 0 90 0 82 1 1 0 0 0 89 5 61 0  Not Available  Not Available 61 0
Centre-du-Québec 38 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0  Not Available  Not Available 0 0
Montréal-Laval 452 0 0 0 3 0 431 6 356 20 0 5 1 0 365 9 294 1  Not Available  Not Available 291 0
Ouest du Québec 43 0 0 0 0 0 24 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Not Available  Not Available 0 0
Montérégie 38 0 0 0 0 0 22 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Not Available  Not Available 0 0
Province of Québec 660 0 0 0 4 0 633 10 446 21 1 5 1 0 462 14 355 1  Not Available  Not Available 352 0
Ottawa P.H.L. 11 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 14 0 8 6 8 0
CHEO - Ottawa 90 0 0 0 0 0 90 0 90 0 0 0 0 0 90 1 90 0 90 0 0 0
Kingston P.H.L. 25 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 29 2 1 0 0 0 29 2 29 0 14 9 12 0
Toronto Medical Laboratory 142 0 0 0 0 0 142 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0
P.H.O.L. - Toronto 270 3 0 2 9 0 258 0 258 2 0 0 0 0 258 1 250 0 77 14 67 1
Sick Kids'Hospital - Toronto 93 0 0 0 1 0 93 2 73 0 0 0 0 0 73 1 93 0 20 6 20 0
Sunnybrook & Women's College HSC 47 0 0 0 0 0 47 0 47 0 0 0 2 0 47 0 47 0 47 13 47 0
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. 8 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 7 0 6 0 3 1 2 0
St. Joseph's - London 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 74 2 2 0 2 0 74 1 0 0 74 35 0 0
London P.H.L. 57 0 0 2 2 0 58 1 58 4 0 0 0 0 58 3 53 0 29 15 21 0
Orillia P.H.L. 29 0 0 0 1 0 35 0 35 2 0 0 1 0 35 0 35 0 11 5 10 0
Thunder Bay P.H.L. 12 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 2 10 0 0 0 0 0
Sudbury P.H.L. 19 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 19 1 0 0 0 0 19 1 19 0 3 1 3 0
Hamilton P.H.L. 55 0 0 0 2 0 62 0 62 2 0 0 1 0 62 0 60 0 25 10 23 0
Peterborough P.H.L. 38 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 44 1 0 0 0 0 44 0 37 0 27 8 20 0
Province of Ontario 901 3 0 4 15 1 913 3 839 18 3 0 6 0 825 12 762 0 428 123 233 1
Manitoba 92 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 53 0 1 0 0 0 53 0 25 0 53 8 25 1
Regina 146 0 0 0 0 0 146 0 146 4 1 0 0 0 146 3 146 2 146 65 146 0
Saskatoon 50 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 50 1 0 0 2 0 50 5 50 1 50 16 50 0
Province of Saskatchewan 196 0 0 0 0 0 196 0 196 5 1 0 2 0 196 8 196 3 196 81 196 0
Province of Alberta 391 0 0 6 7 1 391 1 391 6 0 0 0 0 391 3 391 1 391 98 391 0
Prairies 679 0 0 6 7 1 635 1 640 11 2 0 2 0 640 11 612 4 640 187 612 1
British Columbia 222 1 0 5 8 0 222 1 79 0 0 0 1 0 79 0 79 0 79 36 79 0
Yukon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
Northwest Territories 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 1 5 2 5 0
Nunavut 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 2 0 2 0
Territories* 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 8 1 7 2 7 0
CANADA 2593 4 0 15 35 2 2511 15 2105 52 6 5 10 0 2107 37 1892 8 1230 365 1312 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 - October 17, 2015
Table 2 - Respiratory Virus Detections/Isolations for the period August 30, 2015 - October 17, 2015 (Reporting Weeks 201535-201541)
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 238 0 0 2 2 0 238 0 238 1 0 1 0 0 238 3 238 2 238 65  Not Tested Not Tested
Prince Edward Island. 20 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 20 1 20 3 20 0
Nova Scotia 161 0 0 1 2 0 162 0 136 2 0 0 0 0 136 5 136 0 136 24 136 0
New Brunswick 168 0 0 0 0 0 87 0 84 0 0 0 0 0 87 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Atlantic 587 0 0 3 4 0 509 0 478 3 0 1 0 0 481 10 394 3 394 92 156 0
Région Nord-Est 123 0 0 0 0 0 109 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Not Available  Not Available 0 0
Québec-Chaudière-Appalaches 272 0 0 0 1 0 406 5 373 7 1 2 1 0 418 13 307 0  Not Available  Not Available 304 0
Centre-du-Québec 176 0 0 0 0 0 199 3 46 0 0 0 0 0 46 0 0 0  Not Available  Not Available 0 0
Montréal-Laval 2541 0 0 0 11 1 2446 26 2088 79 9 12 3 0 2170 49 1661 7  Not Available  Not Available 1619 5
Ouest du Québec 137 0 0 0 1 0 101 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0  Not Available  Not Available 0 0
Montérégie 119 0 0 0 0 0 86 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Not Available  Not Available 0 0
Province of Québec 3368 0 0 0 13 1 3347 40 2507 86 10 14 4 0 2637 62 1968 7  Not Available  Not Available 1923 5
Ottawa P.H.L. 88 0 0 0 1 1 90 0 90 1 0 2 1 0 90 0 85 0 55 32 50 2
CHEO - Ottawa 442 0 0 0 2 0 442 4 450 2 0 0 0 0 442 3 442 0 442 25 0 0
Kingston P.H.L. 102 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 100 7 2 0 0 0 100 2 98 0 51 19 39 0
Toronto Medical Laboratory 763 0 0 0 0 1 763 0 67 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 67 1 0 0 0 0
P.H.O.L. - Toronto 1305 13 0 19 40 5 1290 4 1290 15 4 4 2 0 1290 11 1226 7 490 109 411 5
Sick Kids'Hospital - Toronto 454 0 0 0 1 0 454 2 434 2 0 2 0 0 434 3 454 1 91 32 70 1
Sunnybrook & Women's College HSC 277 1 0 0 2 0 238 0 238 0 0 0 5 0 238 1 238 0 238 85 277 3
Sault Ste. Marie P.H.L. 28 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 28 0 0 0 0 0 28 1 27 0 13 8 11 0
Timmins P.H.L. 45 0 0 0 0 0 41 0 41 4 1 0 0 0 41 0 35 0 18 4 6 0
St. Joseph's - London 70 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 74 2 2 0 3 0 74 2 0 0 74 70 0 0
London P.H.L. 366 0 0 3 4 0 363 2 363 10 2 2 2 0 363 8 341 0 143 55 115 0
Orillia P.H.L. 144 0 0 2 3 0 142 1 142 4 1 0 1 0 142 1 141 0 34 21 30 0
Thunder Bay P.H.L. 103 0 0 0 1 0 101 1 101 0 0 1 0 0 101 4 99 1 13 4 10 0
Sudbury P.H.L. 55 0 0 0 0 0 55 0 55 2 0 0 0 0 55 1 55 0 11 4 11 0
Hamilton P.H.L. 304 0 0 1 3 0 300 0 300 6 1 0 3 0 300 3 291 0 124 62 112 0
Peterborough P.H.L. 202 0 0 4 5 0 201 1 201 2 0 0 3 0 201 2 179 0 101 28 73 0
Province of Ontario 4748 14 0 29 65 7 4608 15 3974 58 13 11 20 0 3899 42 3778 10 1898 558 1215 11
Manitoba 649 0 0 0 1 1 319 0 358 2 2 1 0 0 358 0 166 4 358 61 166 2
Regina 926 0 0 0 0 0 926 0 926 13 6 1 0 0 926 19 926 5 926 422 926 2
Saskatoon 349 1 0 0 4 0 349 0 349 4 3 1 3 0 349 12 349 2 349 117 349 0
Province of Saskatchewan 1275 1 0 0 4 0 1275 0 1275 17 9 2 3 0 1275 31 1275 7 1275 539 1275 2
Province of Alberta 2478 4 0 24 31 5 2478 7 2478 55 0 0 0 0 2478 33 2478 5 2478 807 2478 6
Prairies 4402 5 0 24 36 6 4072 7 4111 74 11 3 3 0 4111 64 3919 16 4111 1407 3919 10
British Columbia 1036 1 0 60 86 3 1036 2 431 0 2 3 5 0 431 2 431 0 177 431 1 0
Yukon 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 Not Available           Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
Northwest Territories 27 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 27 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 27 4 27 14 0 0
Nunavut 47 0 0 0 0 0 47 3 47 0 0 0 0 0 47 2 47 6 18 9 0 0
Territories* 86 0 0 0 0 0 86 3 74 0 0 0 0 0 74 2 74 10 45 23 0 0
CANADA 14227 20 0 116 204 17 13658 67 11575 221 36 32 32 0 11633 182 10564 46 6625 2511 7214 26
*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 17 12 197 4 7
36 2015-09-12 27 35 9 221 1 6
37 2015-09-19 29 26 10 294 3 8
38 2015-09-26 42 18 2 331 2 9
39 2015-10-03 48 19 3 385 8 14
40 2015-10-10 69 30 2 464 7 8
41 2015-10-17 73 37 8 365 2 15

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 1496 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 1491 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 1777 0.84 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 1985 1.46 0.00 84 0.00 0.00 419 0.48 0.00 647 0.31 0.00 698 0.72 0.00 128 15.63 0.00
39 03-10-2015 2362 2.24 0.25 92 0.00 0.00 531 0.38 0.00 779 2.57 0.39 744 1.75 0.40 198 9.09 0.00
40 10-10-2015 2511 1.91 0.20 134 0.75 0.00 608 0.16 0.00 862 3.02 0.12 691 0.58 0.29 205 7.80 0.98
41 10-17-2015 2593 1.35 0.08 123 0.81 0.00 660 0.61 0.00 901 1.66 0.11 679 1.03 0.15 222 3.60 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 1465 0.48 59 0.00 363 1.65 530 0.19 424 0.00 79 0.00
36 12-09-2015 1474 0.41 47 0.00 407 0.25 433 0.69 486 0.41 90 0.00
37 19-09-2015 1752 0.46 43 0.00 419 0.72 600 0.50 564 0.18 114 0.00
38 26-09-2015 1879 0.48 73 0.00 410 1.22 624 0.32 633 0.16 128 0.00
39 03-10-2015 2197 0.64 79 0.00 515 2.14 706 0.28 678 0.00 198 0.00
40 10-10-2015 2380 0.34 108 0.00 600 0.67 802 0.12 652 0.31 205 0.49
41 10-17-2015 2511 0.60 100 0.00 633 1.58 913 0.33 635 0.16 222 0.45

 

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 1225 2.69 58 1.72 297 2.36 394 2.28 429 2.80 39 10.26
36 12-09-2015 1228 2.20 45 0.00 338 2.37 313 1.60 487 2.87 36 0.00
37 19-09-2015 1488 1.95 41 0.00 314 4.14 502 1.79 569 1.05 51 1.96
38 26-09-2015 1623 2.59 66 1.52 321 4.05 525 2.10 638 2.35 64 3.13
39 03-10-2015 1830 2.62 72 0.00 373 4.02 599 3.17 688 1.74 80 2.50
40 10-10-2015 2076 3.32 103 0.00 418 7.18 802 2.74 660 2.58 82 0.00
41 10-17-2015 2105 3.47 93 2.15 446 6.28 839 3.22 640 2.34 79 1.27

 

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 1237 1.37 60 3.33 320 0.00 381 1.31 429 1.86 39 0.00
36 12-09-2015 1226 2.85 45 4.44 353 4.25 296 1.35 487 2.67 36 2.78
37 19-09-2015 1511 1.72 41 0.00 346 4.05 493 0.41 569 1.76 51 0.00
38 26-09-2015 1628 1.11 66 4.55 337 0.89 514 0.78 638 1.25 64 0.00
39 03-10-2015 1834 1.04 72 2.78 388 1.55 588 0.68 688 1.02 80 0.00
40 10-10-2015 2090 1.44 104 0.96 431 2.32 802 1.37 660 1.06 82 1.22
41 10-17-2015 2107 1.76 93 0.00 462 3.03 825 1.45 640 1.72 79 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 1097 1.09 46 2.17 220 0.45 370 0.81 414 0.97 39 0.00
36 12-09-2015 1096 0.82 32 0.00 256 1.56 293 1.02 470 0.21 36 0.00
37 19-09-2015 1379 0.73 38 0.00 259 0.39 480 0.62 540 0.56 51 0.00
38 26-09-2015 1484 0.13 60 0.00 244 0.00 507 0.00 600 0.17 64 0.00
39 03-10-2015 1692 0.18 58 0.00 292 0.00 586 0.00 658 0.46 80 0.00
40 10-10-2015 1924 0.10 84 0.00 342 0.00 780 0.13 625 0.00 82 0.00
41 10-17-2015 1892 0.42 76 2.63 355 0.28 762 0.00 612 0.65 79 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 993 33.33 60 25.00 0 0.00 229 23.58 638 37.15 64 37.50
39 03-10-2015 1065 36.15 58 39.65 0 0.00 229 32.31 688 36.92 80 33.75
40 10-10-2015 1242 37.36 84 25.00 0 0.00 408 45.10 660 33.33 82 41.46
41 10-17-2015 1230 29.67 76 22.37 0 0.00 428 28.74 640 29.22 79 45.57

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 1059 0.19 19 0.00 233 0.43 141 0.00 600 0.17 64 0.00
39 03-10-2015 1221 0.66 15 0.00 285 0.35 173 1.73 658 0.61 80 0.00
40 10-10-2015 1394 0.50 44 0.00 334 0.30 301 1.66 625 0.00 82 1.22
41 10-17-2015 1312 0.15 29 0.00 352 0.00 233 0.43 612 0.16 79 0.00

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