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Respiratory Virus Report, week 38 ending September 21, 2019

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List of abbreviations
A(H1N1)pdm09
Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09
A(H3)
Influenza A(H3N2)
A (UnS)
Influenza A (Unsubtyped)
Adeno
Adenovirus
CHEO
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Coron
Coronavirus
Entero
Enterovirus
hMPV
human metapneumovirus
HSC
Health Sciences Centre
N.A
Not Applicable
P.H.L.
Public Health Laboratory
P.H.O.L.
Public Health Ontario Laboratory
PIV
Parainfluenza
Rhino
Rhinovirus
RSV
Respiratory syncytial virus
UHN
University Health Network

Respiratory Virus Detections and Isolations

Table 1: Respiratory Virus Detections/Isolations for the week ending September 21, 2019 (Reporting Week 201938)
Reporting Laboratory Flu Tested A(H1N1)pdm09 Positive A(H3) Positive A(UnS) Positive Total Flu A Positive Total Flu B Positive RSV Tested RSV Positive PIV Tested PIV 1 Positive PIV 2 Positive PIV 3 Positive PIV 4 Positive Other PIV Positive Adeno Tested Adeno Positive hMPV Tested hMPV Positive Entero/Rhino Tested Entero/Rhino Positive Coron Tested Coron Positive
Newfoundland 47 0 0 0 0 0 47 0 47 0 0 0 0 0 47 0 47 0 47 23 N.A. N.A.
Prince Edward Island 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nova Scotia 27 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 4 1 4 0
New Brunswick 70 0 0 0 0 0 70 0 34 1 0 0 0 0 34 2 34 0 34 16 34 0
Atlantic 144 0 0 0 0 0 144 0 85 1 0 0 0 0 85 2 85 0 85 40 38 0
Région Nord-Est 18 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N.A. N.A. 0 0
Québec-Chaudière-Appalaches 44 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 54 1 0 0 0 0 59 1 50 0 N.A. N.A. 50 0
Centre-du-Québec 28 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N.A. N.A. 0 0
Montréal-Laval   509 0 0 2 2 1 518 4 404 2 0 0 0 0 404 19 402 3 N.A. N.A. 402 0
Ouest du Québec 55 0 0 1 1 0 56 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N.A. N.A. 0 0
Montérégie 76 0 0 0 0 0 76 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N.A. N.A. 0 0
Province of Québec 730 0 0 3 3 1 744 7 458 3 0 0 0 0 463 20 452 3 N.A. N.A. 452 0
Ottawa P.H.L. 15 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 8 0 1 0 0 0
CHEO - Ottawa 101 0 0 0 0 0 101 1 22 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 22 0 24 8 22 0
Kingston P.H.L. 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0
UHN / Mount Sinai Hospital 196 0 0 2 2 1 196 0 18 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 18 0 N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
P.H.O.L. - Toronto  197 0 1 0 1 0 197 1 196 3 0 0 0 0 196 0 182 0 14 0 0 0
Sick Kids Hospital - Toronto 44 0 0 0 0 0 44 1 44 0 0 0 2 0 44 0 44 4 44 20 44 0
Sunnybrook & Women's College HSC 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 7 0 7 0 7 0
Sault Ste. Marie P.H.L. 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 0
Timmins P.H.L. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
St. Joseph's - London  32 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 32 0 0 0 0 0 32 1 32 0 32 12 32 0
London P.H.L. 34 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 34 1 0 0 0 0 34 0 33 0 1 0 0 0
Orillia P.H.L.   11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 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.   8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0
Hamilton P.H.L. 41 0 0 0 0 1 41 1 41 0 0 0 0 0 41 1 41 0 1 0 0 0
Peterborough P.H.L. 20 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 17 0 0 0 0 0
Province of Ontario 726 0 1 2 3 2 726 4 455 4 0 1 3 0 437 2 437 4 126 40 105 0
Manitoba  224 0 0 0 0 1 224 0 173 1 1 0 0 0 173 1 72 0 173 27 72 0
Regina  150 0 0 1 1 0 150 0 70 0 0 0 0 0 70 3 70 0 70 26 70 0
Saskatoon   103 0 0 1 1 0 103 0 103 2 0 0 0 0 103 1 103 0 103 30 103 0
Province of Saskatchewan 253 0 0 2 2 0 253 0 173 2 0 0 0 0 173 4 173 0 173 56 173 0
Province of Alberta 563 1 4 2 7 2 509 0 509 8 1 1 0 0 509 6 509 3 509 224 509 1
Prairies 1040 1 4 4 9 3 986 0 855 11 2 1 0 0 855 11 754 3 855 307 754 1
British Columbia 325 2 6 3 11 0 273 0 155 5 2 2 3 0 155 2 155 18 154 73 154 0
Yukon 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 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.
Northwest Territories 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 12 0 12 5 12 0
Nunavut 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Territories 18 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 12 0 12 5 12 0
CANADA 2983 3 11 12 26 6 2891 11 2020 24 4 4 6 0 2007 37 1895 28 1232 465 1515 1

Table 1 notes

  • Specimens from Yukon (YT), Northwest Territories (NT) and Nunavut (NU) are sent to reference laboratories in other provinces and reported results reflect specimens identified as originating from YT, NT or NU.
  • Results from British Columbia comprise of specimens from the following sites: BC Children's and Women's Hospital, Powell River Hospital, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver General Hospital, Victoria General Hospital, Interior Health Authority sites and Northern Health Authority sites.
  • Delays in the reporting of data may cause data to change retrospectively.
Table 2: Respiratory Virus Detections/Isolations for the period August 31, 2019 - September 21, 2019 (Reporting Weeks 201935-201938)
Reporting Laboratory Flu Tested A(H1N1)pdm09 Positive A(H3) Positive A(UnS) Positive Total Flu A Positive Total Flu B Positive RSV Tested RSV Positive PIV Tested PIV 1 Positive PIV 2 Positive PIV 3 Positive PIV 4 Positive Other PIV Positive Adeno Tested Adeno Positive hMPV Tested hMPV Positive Entero/Rhino Tested Entero/Rhino Positive Coron Tested Coron Positive
Newfoundland 146 0 0 0 0 0 146 0 146 2 0 0 0 0 146 0 146 0 146 45 N.A. N.A.
Prince Edward Island 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
Nova Scotia 58 0 0 0 0 0 59 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 18 0 18 2 18 0
New Brunswick 333 1 1 2 4 0 333 0 157 3 0 0 0 0 157 5 157 0 157 53 157 0
Atlantic 539 1 1 2 4 0 540 0 322 5 0 0 0 0 322 5 322 0 322 100 176 0
Région Nord-Est 87 0 0 0 0 0 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N.A. N.A. 0 0
Québec-Chaudière-Appalaches 174 0 0 0 0 0 235 0 246 2 0 0 0 0 257 4 170 0 N.A. N.A. 234 0
Centre-du-Québec 85 0 0 1 1 0 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N.A. N.A. 0 0
Montréal-Laval   1511 0 0 10 10 5 1546 10 1262 12 1 0 1 0 1262 45 1065 5 N.A. N.A. 1246 4
Ouest du Québec 147 0 0 3 3 0 150 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N.A. N.A. 0 0
Montérégie 185 0 0 3 3 1 183 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N.A. N.A. 0 0
Province of Québec 2189 0 0 17 17 6 2267 14 1508 14 1 0 1 0 1519 49 1235 5 N.A. N.A. 1480 4
Ottawa P.H.L. 42 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 34 1 0 0 0 0 34 0 32 0 2 0 0 0
CHEO - Ottawa 322 0 0 1 1 1 322 5 76 0 0 0 0 0 76 0 76 0 79 21 75 0
Kingston P.H.L. 25 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 25 0 1 0 0 0
UHN / Mount Sinai Hospital 650 0 0 7 7 2 650 4 59 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 59 1 N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
P.H.O.L. - Toronto   691 0 7 0 7 0 691 2 677 10 0 2 0 0 677 3 640 0 43 0 0 0
Sick Kids Hospital - Toronto 126 0 0 0 0 0 126 3 126 3 0 0 2 0 126 0 126 4 126 47 126 0
Sunnybrook & Women's College HSC 22 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 22 0 22 2 22 0
Sault Ste. Marie P.H.L. 14 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 13 0 1 0 0 0
Timmins 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
St. Joseph's - London   92 0 0 0 0 0 92 1 92 1 0 0 0 0 92 2 92 0 90 29 89 0
London P.H.L. 133 0 0 0 0 0 133 0 133 1 0 0 0 0 133 0 126 0 8 0 0 0
Orillia P.H.L.   26 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 21 0 1 0 0 0
Thunder Bay P.H.L. 19 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 19 0 0 1 0 0 19 0 14 0 5 0 0 0
Sudbury P.H.L.   26 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 26 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 22 0 4 0 0 0
Hamilton P.H.L. 131 1 2 0 3 1 125 1 124 1 0 0 0 0 124 2 121 0 4 0 0 0
Peterborough P.H.L. 59 0 0 0 0 0 56 0 53 0 0 0 0 0 53 0 53 0 3 0 0 0
Province of Ontario 2383 1 9 8 18 4 2372 16 1507 17 0 6 3 0 1448 7 1447 5 389 99 312 0
Manitoba    691 0 0 1 1 1 691 3 517 1 1 1 0 0 517 6 218 0 517 82 218 1
Regina   672 0 0 2 2 0 672 0 393 1 0 0 0 0 393 5 286 0 393 94 393 0
Saskatoon    332 0 0 1 1 0 332 1 332 4 0 0 1 0 332 8 332 0 332 96 332 0
Province of Saskatchewan 1004 0 0 3 3 0 1004 1 725 5 0 0 1 0 725 13 618 0 725 190 725 0
Province of Alberta 1884 1 17 2 20 4 1716 0 1716 16 2 6 5 0 1716 29 1716 6 1716 581 1716 4
Prairies 3579 1 17 6 24 5 3411 4 2958 22 3 7 6 0 2958 48 2552 6 2958 853 2659 5
British Columbia 1025 4 28 5 37 0 973 1 644 10 2 6 3 0 644 4 644 31 613 167 613 2
Yukon 39 0 2 0 2 0 39 0 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.
Northwest Territories 38 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 38 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 38 0 38 24 38 1
Nunavut 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 9 0 2 0 0 0 9 1 9 0 9 4 9 0
Territories 86 0 2 0 2 0 86 0 47 0 2 0 0 0 47 1 47 0 47 28 47 1
CANADA 9801 7 57 38 102 15 9649 35 6986 68 8 19 13 0 6938 114 6247 47 4329 1247 5287 12

Table 2 notes

  • Specimens from YT, NT and NU are sent to reference laboratories in other provinces and reported results reflect specimens identified as originating from YT, NT or NU.
  • Results from British Columbia comprise of specimens from the following sites: BC Children's and Women's Hospital, Powell River Hospital, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver General Hospital, Victoria General Hospital, Interior Health Authority sites and Northern Health Authority sites.
  • 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

Figure 1: Number positive laboratory tests for other respiratory viruses by report week, Canada. 2019-20

Figure 1. Text version below.

Figure 1: Number positive laboratory tests for other respiratory viruses by report week, Canada. 2019-20 - Text description
Week ParaInfluenza Adenovirus Human metapneumovirus Enterovirus/Rhinovirus Coronavirus Respiratory syncytial virus
35 16 24 2 221 5 8
36 22 23 12 244 3 8
37 32 30 5 316 3 8
38 38 37 28 466 1 11

Positive Influenza tests

Figure 2: Positive Influenza Tests (%) in Canada by Region by Week of Report

Figure 2. Text version below.

Figure 2: Positive Influenza Tests (%) in Canada by Region by Week of Report - Text description
Week Week end Can Tests Can A
%		 Can B
%		 Atl Tests Atl A
%		 Atl 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
%		 Terr Tests Terr A
%		 Terr B
%
35 2019-08-31 1979 1.52 0.10 95 1.05 0.00 375 2.13 0.27 475 1.26 0.00 802 0.50 0.12 202 3.47 0.00 30 0 0
36 2019-09-07 2208 1.31 0.09 138 2.17 0.00 472 0.85 0.21 514 1.56 0.00 808 0.74 0.12 250 4.00 0.00 26 7.69 0
37 2019-09-14 2631 1.44 0.19 162 0.00 0.00 612 0.33 0.49 668 0.15 0.30 929 0.54 0.00 248 6.45 0.00 12 0 0
38 2019-09-21 2983 0.87 0.20 144 0.00 0.00 730 0.41 0.14 726 0.41 0.28 1040 0.87 0.29 325 3.38 0.00 18 0 0

Positive Respiratory synctial virus tests

Figure 3: Positive Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) Tests (%) in Canada by Region by Week of Report

Figure 3. Text version below.

Figure 3: Positive Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) Tests (%) in Canada by Region by Week of Report - Text description
Week Week end Can Tests RSV
%		 Atl Tests RSV
%		 QC Tests RSV
%		 ON Tests RSV
%		 Pr Tests RSV
%		 BC Tests RSV
%		 Terr Tests RSV
%
35 2019-08-31 1948 0.41 95 0 399 0.5 466 0.64 756 0.4 202 0 30 0
36 2019-09-07 2191 0.37 139 0 481 0.21 512 1.17 783 0 250 0.4 26 0
37 2019-09-14 2619 0.31 162 0 643 0.62 668 0.45 886 0.11 248 0 12 0
38 2019-09-21 2891 0.38 144 0 744 0.94 726 0.55 986 0 273 0 18 0

Positive Parainfluenza tests

Figure 4: Positive Parainfluenza (PIV) Tests (%) in Canada by Region by Week of Report

Figure 4. Text version below.

Figure 4: Positive Parainfluenza (PIV) Tests (%) in Canada by Region by Week of Report - Text description
Week Week End Canada Tests PIV
%		 Atl Tests PIV
%		 QC Tests PIV
%		 ON Tests PIV
%		 Pr Tests PIV
%		 BC Tests PIV
%
35 2019-08-31 1389 1.15 74 0 252 0.79 276 1.09 633 1.26 124 1.61
36 2019-09-07 1633 1.35 76 3.95 345 1.45 339 1.47 683 0.59 164 3.05
37 2019-09-14 1936 1.65 87 1.15 453 1.32 437 2.29 787 1.52 160 0.63
38 2019-09-21 2028 1.87 85 1.18 458 0.66 455 1.76 855 1.64 160 7.5

Positive Adenovirus tests

Figure 5: Positive Adenovirus (adeno) Tests (%) in Canada by Region by Week of Report

Figure 5. Text version below.

Figure 5: Positive Adenovirus (adeno) Tests (%) in Canada by Region by Week of Report - Text description
Week Week End Can Tests Adeno
%		 Atl Tests Adeno
%		 QC Tests Adeno
%		 ON Tests Adeno
%		 Pr Tests Adeno
%		 BC Tests Adeno
%
35 2019-08-31 1377 1.74 74 1.35 255 2.35 261 1.15 633 2.21 124 0
36 2019-09-07 1622 1.42 76 1.32 348 1.72 325 0.31 683 1.76 164 1.22
37 2019-09-14 1924 1.56 87 1.15 453 3.75 425 0.24 787 1.4 160 0
38 2019-09-21 2015 1.84 85 2.35 463 4.32 437 0.46 855 1.29 160 1.25

Positive Human metapneumovirus tests

Figure 6: Positive human metapneumovirus (hMPV) Tests (%) in Canada by Region by Week of Report

Figure 6. Text version below.

Figure 6: Positive human metapneumovirus (hMPV) Tests (%) in Canada by Region by Week of Report - Text description
Week Week End Can Tests hMPV
%		 Atl Tests hMPV
%		 QC Tests hMPV
%		 ON Tests hMPV
%		 Pr Tests hMPV
%		 BC Tests hMPV
%
35 2019-08-31 1069 0.19 74 0.00 #N/A #N/A 264 0.38 577 0.17 124 0
36 2019-09-07 1424 0.84 76 0.00 338 0.3 322 0 498 0.4 164 4.88
37 2019-09-14 1851 0.27 87 0.00 445 0.22 424 0 723 0 160 2.5
38 2019-09-21 1903 1.47 85 0.00 452 0.66 437 0.92 754 0.4 160 11.25

Positive Enterovirus/Rhinovirus tests

Figure 7: Positive Enterovirus/Rhinovirus (entero/rhino) Tests (%) in Canada by Region by Week of Report

Figure 7. Text version below.

Figure 7: Positive Enterovirus/Rhinovirus (entero/rhino) Tests (%) in Canada by Region by Week of Report - Text description
Week Week End Canada Tests Entero/rhino
%		 Atl Tests Entero/rhino
%		 QC Tests Entero/rhino
%		 ON Tests Entero/rhino
%		 Pr Tests Entero/rhino
%		 BC Tests Entero/rhino
%
35 2019-08-31 907 24.37 74 16.22 N.A. N.A. 54 14.81 633 25.12 116 20.69
36 2019-09-07 1047 23.3 76 26.32 N.A. N.A. 107 15.89 683 24.6 155 15.48
37 2019-09-14 1135 27.84 87 32.18 N.A. N.A. 102 33.33 787 27.83 147 18.37
38 2019-09-21 1240 37.58 85 47.06 N.A. N.A. 126 31.75 855 35.91 159 44.65

Positive Coronovirus tests

Figure 8: Positive Coronavirus (coron) Tests (%) in Canada by Region by Week of Report

Figure 8. Text version below.

Figure 8: Positive Coronavirus (coron) Tests (%) in Canada by Region by Week of Report - Text description
Week Week End Canada Tests Coron
%		 Atl Tests Coron
%		 QC Tests Coron
%		 ON Tests Coron
%		 Pr Tests Coron
%		 BC Tests Coron
%
35 2019-08-31 1043 0.48 38 0 246 0.81 36 0 577 0.52 116 0
36 2019-09-07 1257 0.24 46 0 338 0.3 87 0 605 0 155 0.65
37 2019-09-14 1464 0.2 54 0 444 0.23 84 0 723 0.14 147 0.68
38 2019-09-21 1523 0.07 38 0 452 0 105 0 754 0.13 159 0

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