Table 2.

Number of Novel STs identified each year at PHE.

Year	No. novel ST	Total Salmonella reported	% of novel ST to Salmonella reported
2014*	18	6406	0.3*
2015	165	8374	2.0
2016	217	8930	2.4
2017	180	9381	1.9
2018	180	10,143	1.8
2019 (Jan–June)	67	3034	2.2
Total	827	46,268	1.8

*Automated Novel ST pipeline implemented in 2015 so Novel STs underrepresented in 2014 in this analysis.