Research and analysis

NOIDs causative agents: week 19 (week ending 15 May 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 2022/14 2022/15 2022/16 2022/17 2022/18 2022/19
Bacillus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Bacillus cereus 17 16 22 14 22 13
Bordetella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Bordetella pertussis - 1 2 4 1 -
Borrelia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Borrelia burgdorferi 21 12 9 9 14 12
Borrelia sp 1 - 1 1 1 2
Borrelia tillae - 1 2 - - -
Campylobacter Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Campylobacter coli 24 42 12 19 17 17
Campylobacter fetus - - - - - 2
Campylobacter jejuni 224 201 195 297 191 210
Campylobacter lari - - - 1 - -
Campylobacter other named - 2 - - - -
Campylobacter sp 565 768 543 817 617 883
Campylobacter upsaliensis - - - 1 - 1
Campylobacter ureolyticus (bacteroides corrodens) - - 1 - 1 1
Chikungunya virus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Chikungunya virus - 1 - - - -
Clostridium Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Clostridium perfringens 27 27 26 19 37 27
Coronavirus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Coronavirus 66 90 60 56 49 66
Human coronavirus 229e 1 1 1 2 - -
Human coronavirus hku1 - 1 - - - -
SARS coronavirus 3 - - 1 - -
SARS-CoV-2 antibody indeterminate 159 144 87 173 75 98
SARS-CoV-2 antibody void 545 44 35 17 70 72
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (covid- 19) 231,200 162,201 109,882 70,568 61,610 52,649
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (covid- 19) indeterminate 1,653 1,634 1,240 1,212 1,040 849
SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody negative 1,026 1,084 851 809 750 566
SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody positive 2,924 2,989 2,726 2,496 2,084 2,071
SARS-CoV-2 IgM antibody negative 25 14 24 13 8 30
SARS-CoV-2 IgM antibody positive 12 11 7 4 2 10
SARS-CoV-2 total antibody negative 7,048 1,275 1,039 1,051 710 1,185
SARS-CoV-2 total antibody positive 7,303 3,601 3,537 3,511 2,193 2,680
Corynebacterium Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Corynebacterium diphtheriae 1 - - 3 - 3
Corynebacterium ulcerans 1 - - 1 - -
Coxiella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Coxiella burnetii - - - 1 - -
Cryptosporidium Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Cryptosporidium hominis 2 2 2 3 - -
Cryptosporidium parvum 24 26 34 79 44 19
Cryptosporidium sp 19 28 30 40 32 36
Entamoeba Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Entamoeba histolytica 1 - - 2 1 1
Escherichia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Escherichia coli O 157 3 10 6 10 3 7
Flaviviruses Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Dengue virus 1 - - - 2 2
Giardia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Giardia lamblia - - - - - 2
Haemophilus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Haemophilus influenzae 29 29 25 63 33 25
Hepatitis viruses Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Hepatitis A 8 16 12 11 6 13
Hepatitis B 160 214 174 170 192 214
Hepatitis C 320 351 376 266 292 285
Hepatitis D 2 1 3 3 2 6
Hepatitis E 18 33 21 19 29 28
Influenza virus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Influenza A 932 1,122 758 632 544 503
Influenza B 45 44 13 32 16 28
Influenza indeterminate - - - 6 - -
Influenza ungrouped 13 46 18 12 8 3
Legionella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Legionella longbeachae - - - - 1 -
Legionella other named - - - - 1 -
Legionella pneumophila 3 3 1 10 2 2
Legionella sp - 2 2 1 - 3
Listeria Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Listeria monocytogenes - 5 4 1 3 1
Mycobacterium Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Mycobacterium tuberculosis 55 64 60 58 52 53
Neisseria Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Neisseria meningitidis 9 11 10 6 12 5
Paramyxoviruses Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Measles virus - - 1 1 - -
Mumps virus 4 2 1 2 2 2
Plasmodium Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Plasmodium falciparum 1 - 2 4 2 -
Plasmodium ovale - - - 1 - -
Polyomavirus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Polyomavirus BK 21 37 24 34 23 36
Polyomavirus JC 1 9 1 4 1 6
Rickettsia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Rickettsia sp - - - - 1 -
Rubella virus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Rubella virus 2 6 4 7 1 -
Salmonella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Other salmonellas 40 38 43 41 22 12
Salmonella diarizonae - 6 - - - -
Salmonella enteritidis 29 21 15 31 11 9
Salmonella infantis 5 5 5 5 - -
Salmonella mbandaka - 5 - - - -
Salmonella newport 5 7 6 - - -
Salmonella sp - 15 18 55 80 84
Salmonella typhi and paratyphi 13 21 10 17 19 8
Salmonella typhimurium 42 32 27 25 18 9
Shigella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Shigella boydii 2 5 - 1 - 3
Shigella dysenteriae 2 1 2 1 - -
Shigella flexneri 13 14 13 19 10 7
Shigella sonnei 7 11 10 22 12 15
Shigella sp 38 38 23 60 44 46
Streptococcus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Streptococcus group A 33 42 44 79 52 54
Streptococcus pneumoniae 91 109 107 87 92 70
Vibrio Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Vibrio cholerae - 3 - - 3 -

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 2022/14 2022/15 2022/16 2022/17 2022/18 2022/19
Citrobacter Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Citrobacter spp KPC 1 - - - - -
Ìý NDM - - 1 1 - -
Ìý OXA48 - 1 1 - - -
Enterobacter Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Enterobacter cloacae complex IMP - - 1 1 - -
Ìý KPC 4 2 1 - 1 -
Ìý NDM 1 - - 2 - -
Ìý OXA48 2 - 1 1 - -
Escherichia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Escherichia coli KPC 5 2 3 2 1 -
Ìý NDM 3 4 3 6 1 1
Ìý OXA48 5 7 4 7 1 -
Klebsiella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Klebsiella oxytoca KPC 3 - - - - -
Ìý OXA48 - - - 1 - -
Klebsiella pneumoniae IMP - - - - 1 -
Ìý KPC 2 4 1 2 3 1
Ìý NDM 2 4 2 3 1 -
Ìý OXA48 4 7 2 5 2 1
Ìý VIM - - 1 - - -
Ìý Other 1 1 - 1 - -
Leclercia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Leclercia adecarboxylata KPC - - - - 1 -
Pluralibacter Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Pluralibacter gergoviae KPC 1 - - - - -
Serratia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Serratia marcescens/ureilytica OXA48 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 2022/14 2022/15 2022/16 2022/17 2022/18 2022/19
Pseudomonas Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Pseudomonas aeruginosa IMP - 1 1 1 - -
Ìý NDM 1 - - - - -
Ìý Other 2 - 2 - - -
Pseudomonas fluorescens group IMP 1 - - - - -
Pseudomonas putida group Other - - - - 1 -
Other pseudomonas spp Other - - 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