Research and analysis

NOIDs causative agents: week 20 (week ending 22 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
Week notification received 2022/15 2022/16 2022/17 2022/18 2022/19 2022/20
Bacillus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Bacillus cereus 18 28 15 28 16 14
Bordetella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Bordetella pertussis 1 2 4 1 - -
Borrelia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Borrelia burgdorferi 12 9 9 14 12 10
Borrelia sp - 1 1 1 2 -
Borrelia tillae 1 2 - - - -
Campylobacter Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Campylobacter coli 42 12 19 18 20 23
Campylobacter fetus - - - - 2 2
Campylobacter jejuni 202 195 301 198 259 276
Campylobacter lari - - 1 - - 1
Campylobacter other named 2 - - - - 1
Campylobacter sp 777 547 823 638 872 1182
Campylobacter upsaliensis - - 1 - 1 -
Campylobacter ureolyticus (bacteroides corrodens) - 1 - 2 1 1
Chikungunya virus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Chikungunya virus 1 - - 1 1 -
Clostridium Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Clostridium perfringens 31 28 25 41 35 25
Coronavirus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Coronavirus 90 60 56 49 66 50
Human coronavirus 229e 1 1 2 - - -
Human coronavirus hku1 1 - - - 1 -
SARS coronavirus - - 1 - - -
SARS-CoV-2 antibody indeterminate 144 87 173 75 98 114
SARS-CoV-2 antibody void 44 35 17 70 72 36
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (covid- 19) 162,212 109,885 70,575 61,614 52,619 42,736
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (covid- 19) indeterminate 1,634 1,240 1,212 1,040 850 912
SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody negative 1,084 851 809 750 566 658
SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody positive 2,989 2,726 2,496 2,084 2,073 1,908
SARS-CoV-2 IgM antibody negative 14 24 13 8 30 13
SARS-CoV-2 IgM antibody positive 11 7 4 2 10 2
SARS-CoV-2 total antibody negative 1,275 1,039 1,051 710 1,189 681
SARS-CoV-2 total antibody positive 3,601 3,537 3,511 2,193 2,680 2,089
Corynebacterium Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Corynebacterium diphtheriae - - 3 - 4 -
Corynebacterium ulcerans 1 - - - - -
Coxiella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Coxiella burnetii - - 1 - - 1
Cryptosporidium Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Cryptosporidium hominis 2 2 3 - - -
Cryptosporidium parvum 26 34 85 50 36 19
Cryptosporidium sp 28 30 34 27 20 54
Entamoeba Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Entamoeba histolytica - - 2 1 1 -
Escherichia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Escherichia coli O 157 11 6 11 3 9 7
Flaviviruses Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Dengue virus - - - 2 2 -
Giardia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Giardia lamblia - - - - 2 1
Haemophilus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Haemophilus influenzae 42 31 70 40 33 46
Hepatitis viruses Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Hepatitis A 16 12 11 6 15 12
Hepatitis B 218 177 175 201 231 159
Hepatitis C 352 375 268 312 295 344
Hepatitis D 1 3 3 2 6 3
Hepatitis E 33 21 19 29 28 33
Influenza virus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Influenza A 1,126 761 643 554 519 379
Influenza B 44 13 32 16 28 25
Influenza indeterminate - - 6 - - 1
Influenza ungrouped 46 18 12 8 3 12
Legionella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Legionella longbeachae - - - 1 - -
Legionella other named - - - 1 - -
Legionella pneumophila 3 1 10 2 2 6
Legionella sp 2 2 1 - 3 1
Listeria Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Listeria monocytogenes 5 4 1 4 1 2
Mycobacterium Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Mycobacterium tuberculosis 65 63 66 56 56 56
Neisseria Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Neisseria meningitidis 12 11 6 12 6 19
Paramyxoviruses Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Measles virus - 1 1 - - -
Mumps virus 2 1 2 2 2 -
Plasmodium Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Plasmodium falciparum - 2 4 2 - 1
Plasmodium ovale - - 1 - - -
Polyomavirus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Polyomavirus BK 37 24 34 23 36 38
Polyomavirus JC 9 1 4 1 6 2
Rickettsia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Rickettsia sp - - - 1 - -
Rickettsia spotted fever - - - 1 - -
Rubella virus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Rubella virus 6 4 7 1 - 4
Salmonella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Other salmonellas 38 47 49 50 25 16
Salmonella diarizonae 6 - - - - -
Salmonella enteritidis 21 17 41 23 15 8
Salmonella infantis 5 5 8 - - -
Salmonella mbandaka 5 - - - - -
Salmonella newport 7 6 - - - -
Salmonella oranienburg - - 6 6 - -
Salmonella sp 16 13 23 25 60 139
Salmonella typhi and paratyphi 21 10 17 19 8 18
Salmonella typhimurium 32 29 30 31 15 21
Shigella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Shigella boydii 5 - 1 - 4 1
Shigella dysenteriae 1 2 1 1 - -
Shigella flexneri 14 13 21 13 11 13
Shigella sonnei 12 12 24 13 19 18
Shigella sp 37 22 56 38 38 55
Streptococcus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Streptococcus group A 47 45 76 52 58 50
Streptococcus pneumoniae 119 111 96 95 80 60
Vibrio Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Vibrio cholerae 3 1 - 2 - 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 2022/15 2022/16 2022/17 2022/18 2022/19 2022/20
Citrobacter Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Citrobacter spp NDM - 1 1 - - -
Ìý OXA48 1 2 - - 1 -
Enterobacter Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Enterobacter cloacae complex IMP - 1 1 - - -
Ìý KPC 2 1 - 1 3 -
Ìý NDM - - 2 - 1 -
Ìý OXA48 - 1 1 - - -
Escherichia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Escherichia coli KPC 2 3 2 1 - -
Ìý NDM 4 3 6 1 3 2
Ìý OXA48 7 4 7 1 6 1
Klebsiella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Klebsiella aerogenes OXA48 - - - - - 1
Klebsiella oxytoca OXA48 - - 1 - - -
Klebsiella pneumoniae IMP - - - 1 - -
Ìý KPC 4 1 2 3 2 1
Ìý NDM 4 2 3 1 1 3
Ìý OXA48 7 2 5 3 5 1
Ìý VIM - 1 - - - -
Ìý Other 1 - 1 - 1 1
Leclercia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Leclercia adecarboxylata 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 2022/15 2022/16 2022/17 2022/18 2022/19 2022/20
Acinetobacter Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Acinetobacter baumannii IMP - - - - - 1
Pseudomonas Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Pseudomonas aeruginosa IMP 1 1 1 - - 1
Ìý NDM - - - 1 - -
Ìý Other - 2 - 1 2 -
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.