Research and analysis

NOIDs causative agents: week 15 (week ending 17 April 2022)

Updated 16 January 2023

NOIDs weekly report

Laboratories in England have a statutory duty to notify the UK Health Security Agency 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 2022/10 2022/11 2022/12 2022/13 2022/14 2022/15
Arboviruses Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
West Nile virus - - - 1 - -
Bacillus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Bacillus cereus 17 19 19 15 17 16
Bordetella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Bordetella pertussis 2 4 2 - - 1
Borrelia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Borrelia burgdorferi 8 14 12 7 21 11
Borrelia sp 1 1 - - 1 -
Borrelia tillae - 3 - - - 1
Burkholderia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Burkholderia pseudomallei - 1 - - - -
Campylobacter Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Campylobacter coli 12 24 14 30 22 32
Campylobacter concisus 1 - - - - -
Campylobacter fetus 1 1 - - - -
Campylobacter jejuni 248 258 270 229 211 170
Campylobacter other named 1 - - 1 - 2
Campylobacter sp 638 582 625 691 555 792
Campylobacter upsaliensis 1 2 1 - - -
Campylobacter ureolyticus (bacteroides corrodens) - 2 - - - -
Chikungunya virus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Chikungunya virus - - 1 1 - 1
Clostridium Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Clostridium perfringens 37 33 26 28 27 25
Coronavirus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Coronavirus 51 58 82 75 64 87
Human coronavirus 229e 1 - - 2 1 1
SARS coronavirus - 2 1 - - -
SARS-CoV-2 antibody indeterminate 197 161 146 113 159 142
SARS-CoV-2 antibody void 912 50 45 54 545 44
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) 367,692 472,786 486,005 385,055 231,272 162,486
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) indeterminate 1,500 2,055 2,059 1,979 1,647 1,613
SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody negative 1,326 1,309 1,271 1,095 1,026 1,082
SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody positive 3,225 3,553 3,525 2,611 2,916 2,967
SARS-CoV-2 IgM antibody negative 2 2 - 4 6 3
SARS-CoV-2 IgM antibody positive - 3 - 1 - 2
SARS-CoV-2 total antibody negative 7,817 1,842 1,721 1,580 7,045 1,258
SARS-CoV-2 total antibody positive 15,467 5,220 4,835 7,193 7,297 3,570
Corynebacterium Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Corynebacterium diphtheriae - - 2 3 1 -
Corynebacterium ulcerans 4 - - - 1 -
Coxiella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Coxiella burnetii - - - 1 - -
Cryptosporidium Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Cryptosporidium hominis - 1 1 2 2 -
Cryptosporidium parvum 17 17 17 18 13 6
Cryptosporidium sp 28 19 15 20 26 49
Entamoeba Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Entamoeba histolytica 2 - - - 1 -
Escherichia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Escherichia coli O 157 4 4 2 4 3 6
Flaviviruses Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Dengue virus - 1 2 - 1 -
Haemophilus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Haemophilus influenzae 41 41 39 41 29 26
Hepatitis viruses Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Hepatitis A 7 6 7 5 7 16
Hepatitis B 148 168 142 180 131 166
Hepatitis C 348 385 268 457 309 327
Hepatitis D 2 - - 1 2 1
Hepatitis E 24 19 27 27 17 32
Influenza virus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Influenza A 427 698 791 1,060 908 1,093
Influenza B 19 134 37 122 47 42
Influenza indeterminate 4 - - - - -
Influenza ungrouped - 5 - 9 13 42
Legionella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Legionella pneumophila - 1 2 6 3 3
Legionella sp 1 - 1 2 - 2
Listeria Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Listeria monocytogenes 2 10 2 1 - 5
Mycobacterium Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Mycobacterium tuberculosis 53 81 60 74 50 45
Neisseria Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Neisseria meningitidis 6 9 13 13 9 11
Paramyxoviruses Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Measles virus 1 - 1 - - -
Mumps virus 2 2 - 1 4 2
Plasmodium Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Plasmodium falciparum - - - 2 1 -
Polyomavirus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Polyomavirus BK 24 23 32 32 21 37
Polyomavirus JC 5 4 4 5 1 9
Rubella virus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Rubella virus 7 2 3 2 2 6
Salmonella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Other salmonellas 29 44 41 33 24 18
Salmonella enteritidis 22 18 14 16 15 8
Salmonella infantis - - 5 - 5 -
Salmonella newport - 5 - 6 - -
Salmonella salamae - - - 5 - -
Salmonella sp 8 26 7 27 51 93
Salmonella typhi and paratyphi 6 8 13 22 13 17
Salmonella typhimurium 27 41 29 26 22 13
Shigella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Shigella boydii 2 - 2 2 1 3
Shigella dysenteriae - 1 2 - 2 1
Shigella flexneri 15 20 15 14 9 6
Shigella sonnei 10 8 8 16 5 10
Shigella sp 29 29 19 32 40 49
Streptococcus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Streptococcus group A 32 26 44 50 32 43
Streptococcus pneumoniae 77 81 111 91 87 95
Vibrio Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Vibrio cholerae - 1 - - - 2

Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE)*

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

Week notification received 2022/10 2022/11 2022/12 2022/13 2022/14 2022/15
Citrobacter Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Citrobacter spp KPC - - - - 1 -
Ìý NDM - - - 1 - -
Ìý OXA48 - - 1 1 - -
Enterobacter Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Enterobacter cloacae complex KPC 2 - 2 1 1 -
Ìý NDM - - 1 - 1 -
Other enterobacter spp IMP - - 1 - - -
Escherichia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Escherichia coli KPC 3 1 2 4 3 -
Ìý NDM 1 4 4 - 3 1
Ìý OXA48 3 6 3 3 5 1
Ìý Other 2 - - - - -
Klebsiella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Klebsiella oxytoca KPC 1 - - - 1 -
Ìý OXA48 - - - 1 - -
Klebsiella pneumoniae IMP - - 1 - - -
Ìý KPC 3 2 5 2 1 1
Ìý NDM 1 3 3 1 2 3
Ìý OXA48 7 4 - 1 4 3
Ìý Other - - 1 1 1 -
Klebsiella variicola KPC 1 - - - - -
Pluralibacter Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Pluralibacter gergoviae KPC - - - - 1 -

Other carbapenemase-producing Gram-negative organisms*

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

Week notification received 2022/10 2022/11 2022/12 2022/13 2022/14 2022/15
Acinetobacter Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Acinetobacter baumannii NDM - - 1 - - -
Pseudomonas Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Pseudomonas aeruginosa IMP - - - - - 1
Ìý NDM - - - 1 1 -
Ìý VIM - 1 - - - -
Ìý Other 1 1 1 1 2 -
Pseudomonas fluorescens group IMP - - - - 1 -
Other pseudomonas spp IMP - - 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.