Research and analysis

NOIDs causative agents: week 46 (week ending 20 November 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
  • Monkeypox 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 2022/41 2022/42 2022/43 2022/44 2022/45 2022/46
Arboviruses Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
West Nile virus 1 - - 1 - -
Bacillus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Bacillus cereus 13 23 19 20 22 28
Bordetella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Bordetella pertussis 2 1 3 - 1 3
Borrelia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Borrelia burgdorferi 20 12 14 28 21 28
Borrelia sp 2 29 5 3 3 1
Borrelia tillae 2 - - 1 3 -
Brucella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Brucella melitensis 1 - 1 - - -
Burkholderia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Burkholderia pseudomallei - - 1 - 1 -
Campylobacter Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Campylobacter coli 47 30 30 26 35 23
Campylobacter fetus - 1 - - - -
Campylobacter gracilis - - 1 - - -
Campylobacter helveticus - 1 - - 1 -
Campylobacter jejuni 228 307 280 247 282 192
Campylobacter lari - - - - - 1
Campylobacter other named 2 - - 1 1 2
Campylobacter rectus - 1 - - 1 -
Campylobacter sp 826 1,028 815 861 830 899
Campylobacter upsaliensis 1 4 1 1 - -
Campylobacter ureolyticus (bacteroides corrodens) - 1 - 1 1 -
Chikungunya virus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Chikungunya virus 2 - 1 2 - -
Clostridium Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Clostridium perfringens 22 32 23 41 32 34
Coronavirus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Coronavirus 18 26 13 30 20 25
Human coronavirus 229e - - - - - 1
SARS coronavirus 1 - 1 1 1 -
SARS-CoV-2 antibody indeterminate 104 137 113 144 167 167
SARS-CoV-2 antibody void 32 9 12 5 6 13
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID- 19) 55,386 46,840 32,153 24,372 20,916 19,548
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID- 19) indeterminate 732 618 346 352 333 225
SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody negative 339 320 295 195 243 245
SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody positive 1,786 1,707 1,327 1,077 1,136 2,090
SARS-CoV-2 total antibody negative 557 679 334 447 207 464
SARS-CoV-2 total antibody positive 1,674 1,916 1,027 1,178 798 1,643
Corynebacterium Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Corynebacterium diphtheriae - 4 4 10 10 6
Corynebacterium ulcerans - - - 2 - -
Cryptosporidium Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Cryptosporidium cuniculus - - - - - 1
Cryptosporidium felis - - - 1 - -
Cryptosporidium hominis 48 59 31 46 34 7
Cryptosporidium parvum 33 48 38 48 40 9
Cryptosporidium sp 27 59 38 35 59 86
Cryptosporidium ubiquitum - - 1 - - -
Entamoeba Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Entamoeba histolytica 4 1 - - 1 -
Escherichia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Escherichia coli O 157 19 16 17 17 15 20
Flaviviruses Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Dengue virus 5 6 2 5 4 4
Giardia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Giardia lamblia 2 3 4 2 5 2
Haemophilus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Haemophilus influenzae 50 54 45 48 46 54
Hepatitis viruses Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Hepatitis A 23 35 16 9 11 10
Hepatitis B 163 451 262 275 213 243
Hepatitis C 297 284 283 313 904 269
Hepatitis D 13 4 3 1 5 5
Hepatitis E 26 41 43 29 45 32
Influenza virus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Influenza A 824 1,338 1,325 1,293 1,560 1,967
Influenza B 81 124 104 88 127 155
Influenza indeterminate 4 5 3 4 7 12
Influenza ungrouped 23 32 58 43 83 57
Legionella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Legionella pneumophila 10 3 2 8 7 4
Legionella sp 5 5 2 3 4 2
Listeria Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Listeria monocytogenes 1 4 1 6 2 4
Mycobacterium Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Mycobacterium tuberculosis 46 241 53 91 65 68
Neisseria Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Neisseria meningitidis 10 11 10 13 18 15
Orthopoxvirus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Monkeypox virus 13 10 5 6 8 8
Paramyxoviruses Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Measles virus 1 1 1 1 - 1
Mumps virus 1 6 7 7 3 3
Plasmodium Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Plasmodium falciparum 3 - 23 8 3 1
Plasmodium ovale - - 1 3 - -
Plasmodium vivax - - 1 1 - -
Polyomavirus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Polyomavirus BK 56 45 65 33 55 52
Polyomavirus JC 12 6 5 3 6 6
Rubella virus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Rubella virus 5 2 6 6 5 5
Salmonella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Other salmonellas 53 55 53 56 36 25
Salmonella agona - - - 6 - -
Salmonella enteritidis 72 53 54 47 25 16
Salmonella infantis 9 6 5 - - -
Salmonella java 5 - - 10 - -
Salmonella kentucky 6 - - - - -
Salmonella mbandaka 5 8 10 - - -
Salmonella newport 6 6 8 - - -
Salmonella sp 18 13 18 28 109 144
Salmonella typhi and paratyphi 17 7 15 19 11 9
Salmonella typhimurium 44 32 33 28 9 10
Salmonella virchow - - 9 - - -
Shigella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Shigella boydii 1 1 1 4 1 3
Shigella dysenteriae - - - 1 - -
Shigella flexneri 12 14 15 14 17 5
Shigella sonnei 35 48 31 26 24 13
Shigella sp 34 113 36 46 39 58
Streptococcus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Streptococcus group A 55 58 50 74 90 52
Streptococcus pneumoniae 97 119 87 130 92 66
Vibrio Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Vibrio cholerae - 1 - - 1 -

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 2022/41 2022/42 2022/43 2022/44 2022/45
Citrobacter Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Citrobacter spp IMP - 1 1 - -
Ìý NDM 1 - - 1 -
Ìý OXA48 1 1 1 2 -
Enterobacter Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Enterobacter cloacae complex IMP 1 2 - 1 -
Ìý KPC 1 2 3 - 3
Ìý NDM 4 2 4 2 1
Ìý OXA48 - 1 - 1 1
Ìý VIM - 1 1 - -
Ìý Other 1 - - - -
Other enterobacter spp IMP - 1 1 - -
Ìý KPC 1 - - - -
Escherichia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Escherichia coli IMP - - - 1 -
Ìý KPC 5 1 1 9 6
Ìý NDM 4 6 1 3 1
Ìý OXA48 9 12 4 4 3
Ìý VIM - - 1 - -
Ìý Other - 2 1 - -
Escherichia hermannii NDM - 1 - - -
Klebsiella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Klebsiella oxytoca IMP - - 1 - -
Ìý KPC 1 - 1 1 -
Ìý OXA48 - - 1 - -
Klebsiella pneumoniae KPC 11 1 3 4 7
Ìý NDM 4 5 1 2 1
Ìý OXA48 7 16 3 1 -
Ìý Other 2 2 1 1 -
Klebsiella variicola OXA48 - 1 1 - -
Other klebsiella spp KPC - 1 - - -
Leclercia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Leclercia adecarboxylata KPC - - - 1 -
Pantoea Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Pantoea septica KPC - - 1 - 1
Pluralibacter Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Pluralibacter spp KPC - - - 1 -
Proteus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Proteus mirabilis OXA48 - - - 1 -
Providencia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Providencia stuartii NDM - - - 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 2022/41 2022/42 2022/43 2022/44 2022/45 2022/46
Acinetobacter Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Acinetobacter baumannii Other 1 - 1 - - -
Other acinetobacter spp NDM - 1 - - - -
Pseudomonas Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Pseudomonas aeruginosa IMP - 1 1 - - -
Ìý NDM - 1 2 - - -
Ìý VIM 2 3 1 1 - -
Ìý Other 2 1 3 3 - -
Other pseudomonas spp IMP - 1 - - - -
Other Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Ìý NDM - - 1 - - -
Ìý OXA48 - - 1 - - -
Ìý 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.