Respiratory Virus Report, week 39 ending September 28 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 28, 2019 (Reporting Week 201939)
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 1 0 0 0 0 47 0 47 0 47 17 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 23 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 22 2 0 1 0 0 22 0 22 0 22 5 22 0
New Brunswick 149 0 0 0 0 1 149 1 52 2 0 0 0 0 52 2 52 0 52 21 52 0
Atlantic 219 0 0 0 0 1 219 1 121 5 0 1 0 0 121 2 121 0 121 43 74 0
Région Nord-Est 25 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N.A. N.A. 0 0
Québec-Chaudière-Appalaches 65 0 0 0 0 0 69 0 85 0 0 1 0 0 85 2 78 0 N.A. N.A. 78 0
Centre-du-Québec 37 0 0 0 0 0 36 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N.A. N.A. 0 0
Montréal-Laval 590 0 0 3 3 0 605 6 481 6 0 1 0 0 481 23 470 1 N.A. N.A. 470 1
Ouest du Québec 84 0 0 0 0 0 84 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N.A. N.A. 0 0
Montérégie 69 0 0 0 0 0 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N.A. N.A. 0 0
Province of Québec 870 0 0 3 3 0 882 7 566 6 0 2 0 0 566 25 548 1 N.A. N.A. 548 1
P.H.O.L. - Ottawa 19 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
CHEO - Ottawa 106 0 0 0 0 0 106 0 25 0 0 0 1 0 25 1 25 0 25 12 24 0
P.H.O.L. - Kingston 23 0 0 0 0 0 23 1 13 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 12 0 1 0 0 0
UHN / Mount Sinai Hospital 192 0 0 1 1 0 192 2 19 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19 0 N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
P.H.O.L. - Toronto 229 0 1 0 1 0 229 0 224 1 0 0 0 0 224 0 223 0 3 0 0 0
Sick Kids Hospital - Toronto 42 0 0 0 0 0 42 2 42 2 0 0 0 0 42 0 42 0 42 22 42 0
Sunnybrook & Women's College HSC 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 9 0 9 3 9 0
P.H.O.L. - Sault Ste. Marie 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
P.H.O.L. - Timmins 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
St. Joseph's - London 25 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 25 1 1 0 0 0 25 1 25 0 26 8 26 0
P.H.O.L. - London 35 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 34 1 0 0 0 0 34 1 33 0 4 0 0 0
P.H.O.L. - Orillia 23 0 0 1 1 0 19 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 0
P.H.O.L. - Thunder Bay 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
P.H.O.L. - Sudbury 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 0
P.H.O.L. - Hamilton 57 0 0 0 0 0 57 1 51 1 0 0 0 0 51 0 51 0 0 0 0 0
P.H.O.L. - Peterborough 15 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 0
Province of Ontario 792 0 1 2 3 0 788 6 486 6 1 0 2 0 467 4 482 0 111 45 101 0
Manitoba 240 0 0 0 0 0 240 0 167 0 0 0 0 0 167 3 66 2 167 27 66 0
Regina 161 0 0 3 3 0 161 0 77 2 0 0 0 0 77 1 77 0 77 43 77 0
Saskatoon 123 0 0 0 0 0 123 1 123 2 0 0 0 0 123 6 126 0 123 57 123 0
Province of Saskatchewan 284 0 0 3 3 0 284 1 200 4 0 0 0 0 200 7 203 0 200 100 200 0
Province of Alberta 582 2 3 1 6 1 527 0 527 3 1 2 1 0 527 9 527 0 527 212 527 1
Prairies 1106 2 3 4 9 1 1051 1 894 7 1 2 1 0 894 19 796 2 894 339 793 1
British Columbia 296 0 10 3 13 0 296 3 190 5 1 0 0 0 190 2 190 2 177 71 177 1
Yukon 12 0 5 0 5 0 12 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 6 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 1 5 3 5 0
Nunavut 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 5 0 5 3 5 0
Territories 23 0 5 0 5 0 22 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 10 1 10 6 10 0
CANADA 3306 2 19 12 33 2 3258 18 2267 29 3 5 3 0 2248 53 2147 6 1313 504 1703 3

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, Children's and Women's Hospital Laboratory, Fraser Health Medical Microbiology Laboratory, Island Health, Providence Health Care, Powell River Hospital, St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver General Hospital, Victoria General Hospital, Vancouver Coastal Health, Northern Health Authority, Interior Health, and the BCCDC Public Health Laboratory.
  • Delays in the reporting of data may cause data to change retrospectively.
  • For BC, only data from subtyped influenza A specimens are included in the weekly number of influenza detections and so the sum of A(H1N1)pdm09, A(H3), and A(UnS) positive results may not equal the sum of total Flu A positive results.
Table 2: Respiratory Virus Detections/Isolations for the period August 31, 2019 - September 28, 2019 (Reporting Weeks 201935-201939)
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 193 0 0 0 0 0 193 0 193 3 0 0 0 0 193 0 193 0 193 62 N.A. N.A.
Prince Edward Island 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 5 3 5 0
Nova Scotia 81 0 0 0 0 0 82 0 40 2 0 1 0 0 40 0 40 0 40 7 40 0
New Brunswick 482 1 1 2 4 1 482 1 209 5 0 0 0 0 209 7 209 0 209 74 209 0
Atlantic 763 1 1 2 4 1 764 1 447 10 0 1 0 0 447 7 447 0 447 146 254 0
Région Nord-Est 112 0 0 0 0 0 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N.A. N.A. 0 0
Québec-Chaudière-Appalaches 239 0 0 0 0 0 304 0 331 2 0 1 0 0 342 6 248 0 N.A. N.A. 312 0
Centre-du-Québec 122 0 0 1 1 0 113 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N.A. N.A. 0 0
Montréal-Laval 2101 0 0 13 13 5 2151 16 1743 18 1 1 1 0 1743 68 1535 6 N.A. N.A. 1716 5
Ouest du Québec 231 0 0 3 3 0 234 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N.A. N.A. 0 0
Montérégie 254 0 0 3 3 1 252 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N.A. N.A. 0 0
Province of Québec 3059 0 0 20 20 6 3149 21 2074 20 1 2 1 0 2085 74 1783 6 N.A. N.A. 2028 5
P.H.O.L. - Ottawa 61 0 0 0 0 0 59 0 46 1 0 0 0 0 46 0 44 0 2 0 0 0
CHEO - Ottawa 428 0 0 1 1 1 428 5 101 0 0 0 1 0 101 1 101 0 104 33 99 0
P.H.O.L. - Kingston 48 0 0 0 0 0 48 1 38 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 37 0 2 0 0 0
UHN / Mount Sinai Hospital 842 0 0 8 8 2 842 6 78 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 78 1 N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
P.H.O.L. - Toronto 920 0 8 0 8 0 920 2 901 11 0 2 0 0 901 3 863 0 47 0 0 0
Sick Kids Hospital - Toronto 168 0 0 0 0 0 168 5 168 5 0 0 2 0 168 0 168 4 168 69 168 0
Sunnybrook & Women's College HSC 31 0 0 0 0 0 31 0 31 0 0 0 0 0 31 0 31 0 31 5 31 0
P.H.O.L. - Sault Ste. Marie 19 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 17 0 1 0 0 0
P.H.O.L. - Timmins 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0
St. Joseph's - London 117 0 0 0 0 0 117 1 117 2 1 0 0 0 117 3 117 0 116 37 115 0
P.H.O.L. - London 168 0 0 0 0 0 168 0 167 2 0 0 0 0 167 1 159 0 16 0 0 0
P.H.O.L. - Orillia 49 0 0 1 1 0 45 0 38 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 37 0 1 0 0 0
P.H.O.L. - Thunder Bay 22 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 22 0 0 1 0 0 22 0 17 0 5 0 0 0
P.H.O.L. - Sudbury 31 0 0 0 0 0 31 0 29 0 0 0 0 0 29 1 24 0 5 0 0 0
P.H.O.L. - Hamilton 188 1 2 0 3 1 182 2 175 2 0 0 0 0 175 2 172 0 4 0 0 0
P.H.O.L. - Peterborough 74 0 0 0 0 0 71 0 68 0 0 0 0 0 68 0 68 0 3 0 0 0
Province of Ontario 3175 1 10 10 21 4 3160 22 2006 23 1 6 5 0 1928 11 1942 5 505 144 413 0
Manitoba 931 0 0 1 1 1 931 3 684 1 1 1 0 0 684 9 284 2 684 109 284 1
Regina 833 0 0 5 5 0 833 0 470 3 0 0 0 0 470 6 363 0 470 137 470 0
Saskatoon 455 0 0 1 1 0 455 2 455 6 0 0 1 0 455 14 458 0 455 153 455 0
Province of Saskatchewan 1288 0 0 6 6 0 1288 2 925 9 0 0 1 0 925 20 821 0 925 290 925 0
Province of Alberta 2513 3 22 3 28 5 2281 0 2281 21 3 8 6 0 2281 40 2281 6 2281 814 2281 5
Prairies 4732 3 22 10 35 6 4500 5 3890 31 4 9 7 0 3890 69 3386 8 3890 1213 3490 6
British Columbia 1321 4 40 6 50 0 1269 4 834 15 3 6 3 0 834 6 834 33 790 238 790 3
Yukon 51 0 7 0 5 0 51 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 45 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 44 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 44 1 44 28 44 1
Nunavut 14 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 14 0 2 0 0 0 14 2 14 0 14 7 14 0
Territories 110 0 7 0 5 0 109 0 58 0 2 0 0 0 58 2 58 1 58 35 58 1
CANADA 13160 9 80 48 135 17 12951 53 9309 99 11 24 16 0 9242 169 8450 53 5690 1776 7033 15

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, Children's and Women's Hospital Laboratory, Fraser Health Medical Microbiology Laboratory, Island Health, Providence Health Care, Powell River Hospital , St. Paul’s Hospital , Vancouver General Hospital, Victoria General Hospital, Vancouver Coastal Health, Northern Health Authority, Interior Health, and the BCCDC Public Health Laboratory.
  • 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.
  • For BC, only data from subtyped influenza A specimens are included in the weekly number of influenza detections and so the sum of A(H1N1)pdm09, A(H3), and A(UnS) positive results may not equal the sum of total Flu A positive results.

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 40 39 28 491 1 11
39 40 53 6 504 3 18

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 1.5 0.1 95 1.1 0.0 375 2.1 0.3 475 1.3 0.0 802 0.5 0.1 202 3.5 0.0 30 0.0 0.0
36 2019-09-07 2208 1.3 0.1 138 2.2 0.0 472 0.9 0.2 514 1.6 0.0 808 0.7 0.1 250 4.0 0.0 26 7.7 0.0
37 2019-09-14 2631 1.4 0.2 162 0.0 0.0 612 0.3 0.5 668 0.2 0.3 929 0.5 0.0 248 6.5 0.0 12 0.0 0.0
38 2019-09-21 3036 0.9 0.2 149 0.0 0.0 730 0.4 0.1 726 0.4 0.3 1087 1.0 0.3 325 3.4 0.0 19 0.0 0.0
39 2019-09-28 3306 1.0 0.1 219 0.0 0.5 870 0.3 0.0 792 0.4 0.0 1106 0.8 0.1 296 4.4 0.0 23 21.7 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 0.4 95 0.0 399 0.5 466 0.6 756 0.4 202 0.0 30 0.0
36 2019-09-07 2191 0.4 139 0.0 481 0.2 512 1.2 783 0.0 250 0.4 26 0.0
37 2019-09-14 2619 0.3 162 0.0 643 0.6 668 0.5 886 0.1 248 0.0 12 0.0
38 2019-09-21 2935 0.4 149 0.0 744 0.9 726 0.6 1024 0.0 273 0.0 19 0.0
39 2019-09-28 3258 0.6 219 0.5 882 0.8 788 0.8 1051 0.1 296 1.0 22 0.0

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 1.2 74 0.0 252 0.8 276 1.1 633 1.3 124 1.6
36 2019-09-07 1633 1.4 76 4.0 345 1.5 339 1.5 683 0.6 164 3.1
37 2019-09-14 1936 1.7 87 1.2 453 1.3 437 2.3 787 1.5 160 0.6
38 2019-09-21 2084 1.9 89 1.1 458 0.7 468 1.7 893 1.8 160 7.5
39 2019-09-28 2267 1.8 121 5.0 566 1.4 486 1.9 894 1.2 178 3.4

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 1.7 74 1.4 255 2.4 261 1.2 633 2.2 124 0.0
36 2019-09-07 1622 1.4 76 1.3 348 1.7 325 0.3 683 1.8 164 1.2
37 2019-09-14 1924 1.6 87 1.2 453 3.8 425 0.2 787 1.4 160 0.0
38 2019-09-21 2071 1.9 89 2.3 463 4.3 450 0.4 893 1.5 160 1.3
39 2019-09-28 2248 2.4 121 1.7 566 4.4 467 0.9 894 2.1 178 1.1

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 0.2 74 0.0 #N/A #N/A 264 0.4 577 0.2 124 0.0
36 2019-09-07 1424 0.8 76 0.0 338 0.3 322 0.0 498 0.4 164 4.9
37 2019-09-14 1851 0.3 87 0.0 445 0.2 424 0.0 723 0.0 160 2.5
38 2019-09-21 1959 1.4 89 0.0 452 0.7 450 0.9 792 0.4 160 11.3
39 2019-09-28 2147 0.3 121 0.0 548 0.2 482 0.0 796 0.3 178 1.1

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 24.4 74 16.2 #N/A #N/A 54 14.8 633 25.1 116 20.7
36 2019-09-07 1047 23.3 76 26.3 #N/A #N/A 107 15.9 683 24.6 155 15.5
37 2019-09-14 1139 27.7 87 32.2 #N/A #N/A 106 32.1 787 27.8 147 18.4
38 2019-09-21 1284 38.2 89 48.3 #N/A #N/A 127 31.5 893 36.7 159 44.7
39 2019-09-28 1313 38.4 121 35.5 #N/A #N/A 111 40.5 894 37.9 165 43.0

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 0.5 38 0.0 246 0.8 36 0.0 577 0.5 116 0.0
36 2019-09-07 1257 0.2 46 0.0 338 0.3 87 0.0 605 0.0 155 0.7
37 2019-09-14 1464 0.2 54 0.0 444 0.2 84 0.0 723 0.1 147 0.7
38 2019-09-21 1566 0.1 42 0.0 452 0.0 105 0.0 792 0.1 159 0.0
39 2019-09-28 1703 0.2 74 0.0 548 0.2 101 0.0 793 0.1 165 0.6

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