Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) data for England and Wales in 2018

A report by the UK government showed that in 2018 a total of 607 confirmed cases of STEC O157 were reported in England and Wales. The lowest incidence of STEC O157 was in London (0.6 per 100,000 populations) and the highest in the North East (1.99 per 100,000 populations). The highest incidence of infection was in children younger than 5 years. Thirty percent of confirmed STEC O157 cases were hospitalized, and 2% developed HUS. In 2018, 612 non-O157 STEC cases (567 in England; 45 in Wales) were reported. The number of STEC O157 cases in England increased in 2018 but remained below pre-2015 levels. Four outbreaks of STEC involving 55 cases in England were investigated in 2018. In England, the most commonly non-O157 STEC serogroup was O26 (17% of non-O157 cases), with 17% of cases followed by O91, O146, O128ab, and O117. The number of cases of non-O157 reported in 2018 (612) is much higher than the 385 reported in 2017. @ https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/escherichia-coli-e-coli-o157-annual-totals/shiga-toxin-producing-escherichia-coli-stec-data-2018