Research and analysis

NOIDs causative agents: week 42 (week ending 22 October 2023)

Updated 2 January 2024

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
  • Mpox (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 2023/37 2023/38 2023/39 2023/40 2023/41 2023/42
Arboviruses Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
West Nile virus - 1 - - - -
Bacillus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Bacillus cereus 30 29 30 25 28 34
Bordetella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Bordetella pertussis 17 13 18 15 14 6
Borrelia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Borrelia burgdorferi 50 62 42 34 50 38
Borrelia other named - 1 - - - -
Borrelia sp 10 5 3 4 12 3
Brucella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Brucella canis - - - 1 - -
Brucella sp 1 1 1 1 - -
Burkholderia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Burkholderia mallei - - 1 - - -
Burkholderia pseudomallei - - 1 - - -
Campylobacter Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Campylobacter coli 40 51 53 27 43 29
Campylobacter fetus 1 1 - - - -
Campylobacter gracilis - - - - - 1
Campylobacter jejuni 298 291 303 251 319 211
Campylobacter other named 1 - - 1 4 -
Campylobacter rectus - - 1 - - -
Campylobacter sp 1,211 1,141 1,080 934 954 1,096
Campylobacter upsaliensis 2 1 - - - 1
Campylobacter ureolyticus (bacteroides corrodens) - - 1 - - -
Chikungunya virus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Chikungunya virus 3 1 1 1 - 1
Clostridium Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Clostridium perfringens 36 33 27 30 26 24
Clostridium tetani - - - - - 1
Coronavirus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Coronavirus 15 14 27 29 16 22
Human coronavirus 229e - 1 - - - -
SARS coronavirus - 1 1 - - -
SARS-CoV-2 antibody indeterminate 139 92 108 124 126 114
SARS-CoV-2 antibody void 5 - 4 6 8 2
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) 10,894 12,542 16,284 15,900 12,041 8,884
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) indeterminate 56 68 81 136 124 167
SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody negative 88 57 63 72 62 58
SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody positive 400 233 183 230 208 236
SARS-CoV-2 total antibody negative 74 68 79 55 105 49
SARS-CoV-2 total antibody positive 209 199 223 178 260 145
Corynebacterium Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Corynebacterium diphtheriae 11 3 1 4 - 2
Cryptosporidium Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Cryptosporidium cuniculus 2 1 2 - 1 -
Cryptosporidium felis - - 2 1 - 1
Cryptosporidium hominis 183 238 191 159 175 80
Cryptosporidium meleagridis - - 1 1 - -
Cryptosporidium parvum 81 100 80 63 80 42
Cryptosporidium sp 202 135 115 90 104 204
Cryptosporidium ubiquitum 1 1 1 - 1 -
Cryptosporidium viatorum - - 1 - - -
Entamoeba Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Entamoeba histolytica - 4 - 2 - 2
Escherichia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Escherichia coli O 157 19 18 25 20 16 33
Flaviviruses Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Dengue virus 4 9 4 4 5 2
Haemophilus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Haemophilus influenzae 54 37 55 45 59 53
Hepatitis viruses Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Hepatitis A 24 17 18 12 22 21
Hepatitis B 264 303 257 217 301 246
Hepatitis C 412 310 330 312 272 242
Hepatitis D 9 10 4 6 7 6
Hepatitis E 23 30 37 30 26 26
Influenza virus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Influenza A 84 111 97 102 131 120
Influenza B 19 21 23 56 68 49
Influenza ungrouped 5 3 5 6 - 5
Legionella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Legionella other named 1 1 - 1 - -
Legionella pneumophila 6 6 3 4 7 5
Legionella sp 4 9 2 8 5 3
Listeria Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Listeria monocytogenes 3 4 8 4 5 7
Mycobacterium Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Mycobacterium tuberculosis 62 107 83 82 86 61
Neisseria Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Neisseria meningitidis 16 22 13 10 20 32
Orthopoxvirus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Mpox virus 4 4 3 2 3 6
Paramyxoviruses Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Measles virus 1 1 6 4 5 2
Mumps virus 5 8 2 2 8 -
Plasmodium Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Plasmodium falciparum 3 3 3 30 19 15
Plasmodium malariae - - - 1 - 1
Plasmodium ovale - - - - 2 1
Plasmodium vivax - - 1 2 3 2
Polyomavirus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Polyomavirus BK 52 58 45 46 86 53
Polyomavirus JC 6 12 7 5 11 11
Polyomavirus untyped 8 8 16 7 19 21
Rabies virus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Rabies virus - - - 1 - -
Rickettsia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Rickettsia spotted fever - - 1 - - -
Rickettsia tsutsugamushi - 1 - - - -
Rubella virus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Rubella virus 3 - 3 3 4 24
Salmonella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Other salmonellas 81 76 62 54 57 38
Salmonella bovis-morbificans - - 5 - - -
Salmonella braenderup 6 9 - - - -
Salmonella chester 14 13 8 6 - -
Salmonella enterica - - - 6 - -
Salmonella enteritidis 130 118 80 74 64 37
Salmonella infantis 9 9 - - 6 -
Salmonella java - - - - 5 -
Salmonella kentucky - 8 - - - -
Salmonella newport 10 - 8 7 6 5
Salmonella poona 5 - - - - -
Salmonella saint-paul 5 5 12 19 5 -
Salmonella sp 36 32 49 32 144 190
Salmonella stanley 6 - - - 5 -
Salmonella typhi and paratyphi 32 32 26 24 18 19
Salmonella typhimurium 46 45 44 29 26 16
Salmonella virchow - 7 - 5 - -
Salmonella enterica - 9 - - 7 -
Shigella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Shigella boydii 1 - - 1 - -
Shigella dysenteriae - 1 1 - 1 -
Shigella flexneri 11 6 16 10 12 7
Shigella sonnei 34 34 26 19 26 29
Shigella sp 83 77 60 48 51 77
Streptococcus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Streptococcus group A 57 49 43 33 43 53
Streptococcus pneumoniae 57 52 69 76 102 111
Vibrio Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Vibrio cholerae - 1 1 1 - 3

Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE)

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.

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

Week notification received 2023/37 2023/38 2023/39 2023/40 2023/41 2023/42
Citrobacter Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Citrobacter spp IMP - - - 1 - -
Ìý KPC - 2 - 1 - -
Ìý NDM 1 1 1 1 3 -
Ìý OXA48 - 8 3 1 3 -
Ìý Other - - - 1 - -
Cronobacter Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Cronobacter spp KPC - - - - 1 -
Enterobacter Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Enterobacter cloacae complex IMP 2 6 2 1 - -
Ìý KPC 4 7 2 7 9 4
Ìý NDM 11 15 11 8 10 2
Ìý OXA48 3 7 5 4 5 -
Ìý Other - 1 - - 1 -
Enterobacter other named NDM - - 1 1 - -
Other enterobacter spp IMP 1 - - - - -
Ìý NDM 1 - 2 2 2 -
Ìý OXA48 - - 1 1 1 -
Escherichia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Escherichia coli IMP - 1 1 - - -
Ìý KPC 6 3 3 6 9 2
Ìý NDM 17 14 6 10 10 1
Ìý OXA48 12 13 19 13 12 2
Ìý VIM 1 - - - - -
Ìý Other - - 1 1 - -
Escherichia hermannii KPC 1 2 - - 1 -
Escherichia vulneris KPC - - 1 - - -
Klebsiella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Klebsiella aerogenes KPC 1 - - - - -
Ìý OXA48 1 - - 2 - -
Klebsiella oxytoca KPC 3 5 2 1 6 3
Ìý NDM 1 - - - - -
Ìý OXA48 - 1 1 4 2 -
Ìý Other - 1 - - - -
Klebsiella pneumoniae IMP - 2 3 3 - -
Ìý KPC 10 17 10 7 11 4
Ìý NDM 12 5 12 11 6 1
Ìý OXA48 8 9 8 6 5 1
Ìý VIM 1 1 2 - - -
Ìý Other 1 1 1 1 2 -
Klebsiella variicola KPC - - 1 - - -
Ìý NDM - - - - 1 -
Ìý OXA48 - - - 1 - -
Other klebsiella spp NDM 1 - - - - -
Ìý OXA48 1 - - - - -
Leclercia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Leclercia adecarboxylata KPC - 1 1 2 - -
Morganella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Morganella morganii OXA48 - - 1 - 1 -
Ìý Other - - 1 - - -
Pantoea Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Pantoea agglomerans KPC - - - - - 1
Other pantoea spp NDM - - - 1 - -
Proteus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Proteus mirabilis IMP - - 1 - - -
Ìý NDM - - - - 1 -
Ìý OXA48 1 1 - - - -
Raoultella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Raoultella spp KPC - 1 - - - -
Serratia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Serratia marcescens/ureilytica NDM - 1 - 1 - -
Ìý OXA48 - 1 1 1 - -
Other serratia spp NDM - - - 1 - -
Ìý OXA48 - - - 1 - -

Other carbapenemase-producing Gram-negative organisms

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.

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

Week notification received 2023/37 2023/38 2023/39 2023/40 2023/41 2023/42
Acinetobacter Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Acinetobacter baumannii NDM - 1 1 - - -
Ìý Other - 1 1 - - -
Acinetobacter calcoaceticus/baumannii complex NDM - - - 1 - -
Other acinetobacter spp NDM - 1 - - - -
Ìý Other - 1 - - - -
Pseudomonas Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Pseudomonas aeruginosa NDM 2 1 1 - 1 -
Ìý VIM - - 1 1 - -
Ìý Other 1 1 3 2 - 1
Pseudomonas koreensis VIM - - - - - 1
Ìý Other - - - - - 1
Pseudomonas putida group NDM - 2 - - - -
Ìý VIM - 2 1 - - -
Ìý Other - 1 - - - -
Other pseudomonas spp VIM 1 - - - - -
Ìý Other 1 - - - - -
Other Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Ìý NDM - - - 1 - -