Research and analysis

NOIDs causative agents: week 1 (week ending 9 January 2022)

Updated 16 January 2023

NOIDs weekly report

Laboratories in England have a statutory duty to notify the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) of the identification of the following causative agents:

  • Bacillus anthracis
  • Bacillus cereus
  • Bordetella pertussis
  • Borrelia spp
  • Brucella spp
  • Burkholderia mallei
  • Burkholderia pseudomallei
  • Campylobacter spp
  • Carbapenemase-producing Gram-negative bacteria
  • Chikungunya virus
  • Chlamydophila psittaci
  • Clostridium botulinum
  • Clostridium perfringens
  • Clostridium tetani
  • Corynebacterium diphtheriae
  • Corynebacterium ulcerans
  • Coxiella burnetii
  • Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus
  • Cryptosporidium spp
  • Dengue virus
  • Ebola virus
  • Entamoeba histolytica
  • Escherichia coli O 157
  • Francisella tularensis
  • Giardia lamblia
  • Guanarito virus
  • Haemophilus influenzae (invasive)
  • Hanta virus
  • Hepatitis A
  • Hepatitis B
  • Hepatitis C
  • Hepatitis D
  • Hepatitis E
  • Influenza virus
  • Junin virus
  • Kyasanur Forest disease virus
  • Lassa virus
  • Legionella spp
  • Leptospira interrogans
  • Listeria monocytogenes
  • Machupo virus
  • Marburg virus
  • Measles virus
  • Mumps virus
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex
  • Neisseria meningitidis
  • Omsk haemorrhagic fever virus
  • Plasmodium falciparum
  • Plasmodium Knowlesi
  • Plasmodium Malariae
  • Plasmodium Ovale
  • Plasmodium Vivax
  • Polio virus
  • Rabies virus
  • Rickettsia spp
  • Rift Valley fever virus
  • Rubella virus
  • Sabia virus
  • Salmonella spp
  • SARS coronavirus
  • Shigella spp
  • Streptococcus group A (invasive)
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae (invasive)
  • Varicella zoster virus
  • Variola virus
  • Vibrio cholerae
  • West Nile Virus
  • Yellow fever virus
  • Yersinia pestis

Statutory notifications of causative agents grouped by root organism

Totals for the current week compared to the previous 5.

Week notification received 2021/48 2021/49 2021/50 2021/51 2021/52 2022/01
Arboviruses Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
West nile virus 1 - - - - -
Bacillus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Bacillus cereus 19 17 29 12 15 12
Bordetella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Bordetella pertussis 2 - - 1 2 1
Borrelia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Borrelia burgdorferi 26 15 9 17 3 10
Borrelia sp - 1 - - - -
Borrelia tillae 1 2 - 3 - 1
Brucella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Brucella melitensis - - - - 1 -
Campylobacter Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Campylobacter coli 19 20 22 21 12 12
Campylobacter curvus - - - 1 - -
Campylobacter fetus 1 - - - - 1
Campylobacter jejuni 262 238 217 220 121 111
Campylobacter sp 762 708 647 679 442 581
Campylobacter upsaliensis 2 - - 2 - -
Chikungunya virus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Chikungunya virus 1 - 2 1 - -
Clostridium Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Clostridium perfringens 23 35 23 19 27 31
Coronavirus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Coronavirus 122 130 100 119 66 64
Human coronavirus 229e - 1 - 1 - -
Mers coronavirus - 2 - - - -
SARS coronavirus 1 2 1 - - 1
SARS-CoV-2 antibody indeterminate 305 172 256 145 123 195
SARS-CoV-2 antibody void 62 78 91 84 82 327
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) 279,257 304,607 505,919 695,523 977,958 966,864
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) indeterminate 4,323 4,452 4,481 5,447 6,596 9,726
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) negative 2 10 1 1 4 3
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) void 2 1 - 2 1 4
SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody negative 2,505 1,965 2,356 2,082 1,519 2,252
SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody positive 5,030 4,285 4,784 4,267 3,299 4,906
SARS-CoV-2 IgM antibody negative 44 33 1 1 1 13
SARS-CoV-2 IgM antibody positive 3 2 - - 1 2
SARS-CoV-2 total antibody negative 3,442 4,047 2,911 3,697 2,454 6,149
SARS-CoV-2 total antibody positive 6,526 5,967 5,819 6,176 5,084 8,648
Corynebacterium Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Corynebacterium diphtheriae 2 1 3 - 1 -
Cryptosporidium Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Cryptosporidium hominis 1 1 - 2 - -
Cryptosporidium parvum 55 26 37 7 6 11
Cryptosporidium sp 27 21 41 27 12 29
Entamoeba Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Entamoeba histolytica 1 1 3 - - 5
Escherichia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Escherichia coli O 157 11 6 2 2 4 6
Flaviviruses Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Dengue virus 2 - 2 2 1 -
Haemophilus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Haemophilus influenzae 45 56 60 43 41 27
Hepatitis viruses Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Hepatitis A 9 9 6 9 2 7
Hepatitis B 186 156 141 157 97 89
Hepatitis C 235 229 425 374 186 171
Hepatitis D 2 3 4 - 2 2
Hepatitis E 16 25 19 27 13 15
Influenza virus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Influenza A 221 258 243 196 166 146
Influenza B 85 67 78 31 18 25
Influenza indeterminate 2 6 - 4 - -
Influenza ungrouped 6 - 1 6 2 1
Legionella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Legionella other named - - - - 1 -
Legionella pneumophila 5 2 3 5 - 3
Legionella sp - 4 1 3 2 2
Listeria Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Listeria monocytogenes 2 5 3 3 4 1
Mycobacterium Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Mycobacterium tuberculosis 67 47 47 49 38 42
Neisseria Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Neisseria meningitidis 10 6 14 11 9 5
Paramyxoviruses Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Measles virus - 1 1 - - -
Mumps virus 2 - 3 1 2 2
Plasmodium Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Plasmodium falciparum 2 - 10 2 - 8
Plasmodium ovale - - 2 - - -
Plasmodium vivax - - 1 - - -
Polyomavirus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Polyomavirus BK 33 20 30 36 20 14
Polyomavirus JC 5 3 2 3 1 -
Rickettsia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Rickettsia sp 1 - - - - -
Rubella virus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Rubella virus 1 3 3 2 1 2
Salmonella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Other salmonellas 43 42 34 43 23 17
Salmonella enteritidis 25 24 20 15 - 6
Salmonella infantis - - 5 5 - -
Salmonella mbandaka - 5 - - - -
Salmonella newport - 6 - - - -
Salmonella sp 11 5 5 19 37 63
Salmonella typhi and paratyphi 5 5 - 6 - -
Salmonella typhimurium 16 22 15 17 - -
Shigella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Shigella dysenteriae - - 1 - - -
Shigella flexneri 13 10 8 8 3 5
Shigella sonnei 14 11 12 12 7 2
Shigella sp 26 12 16 8 21 16
Streptococcus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Streptococcus group A 25 26 25 28 18 10
Streptococcus pneumoniae 123 123 97 108 124 79

Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE)[footnote 1]

Please note: the numbers presented here do not include specimens that have been referred to the AMRHAI Reference Unit.

Week notification received 2021/48 2021/49 2021/50 2021/51 2021/52 2022/01
Citrobacter Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Citrobacter spp Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
KPC 1 - - - 1 -
NDM - 1 - - 1 -
OXA48 - 2 2 - 2 -
Enterobacter Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Enterobacter cloacae complex Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
IMP - - 1 - - -
KPC 3 2 1 4 1 -
OXA48 1 2 1 1 - -
Other - - - - 1 -
Escherichia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Escherichia coli Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
IMP - 1 - - - -
KPC 1 4 1 1 4 -
NDM 3 - 4 1 4 -
OXA48 6 2 2 5 - -
VIM 1 - - - - -
Other - - 1 - - -
Klebsiella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Klebsiella aerogenes Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
NDM - - 1 - - -
Klebsiella oxytoca Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
KPC - - 1 1 1 -
OXA48 - - 1 - 1 -
Klebsiella pneumoniae Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
KPC 2 5 2 - 1 1
NDM 2 5 1 3 5 -
OXA48 5 4 1 4 6 -
VIM - 1 - 1 - -
Other 1 - - - 4 -
Raoultella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Raoultella ornithinolytica Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
OXA48 - - - - 1 -

Other carbapenemase-producing Gram-negative organisms[footnote 1]

Please note: The numbers presented here do not include specimens that have been referred to the AMRHAI Reference Unit.

Week notification received 2021/48 2021/49 2021/50 2021/51 2021/52 2022/01
Pseudomonas Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Pseudomonas aeruginosa Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
IMP 1 - - - 2 -
NDM 1 - - - - -
VIM - 2 - - 1 -
Other 1 - 1 2 1 1
  1. For all Carbapenemase-producing Gram-negative organisms, the reports are de-duplicated by first mention of organism species and resistance mechanism by person in a rolling 52-week period.Ìý↩Ìý↩2