Research and analysis

NOIDs causative agents: week 10 (week ending 9 March 2025)

Updated 24 April 2025

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 spp
  • 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 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 2025/05 2025/06 2025/07 2025/08 2025/09 2025/10
Arboviruses Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
West Nile Virus - - - 1 1 -
Bacillus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Bacillus cereus 26 23 12 18 14 15
Bordetella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Bordetella pertussis 14 10 11 12 7 7
Borrelia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Borrelia burgdorferi 18 19 14 28 19 11
Borrelia sp 7 5 3 3 7 3
Brucella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Brucella sp - 2 - - 4 -
Campylobacter Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Campylobacter coli 27 28 27 32 22 27
Campylobacter concisus - - 1 - - -
Campylobacter fetus - - - - 1 -
Campylobacter jejuni 293 266 335 302 294 261
Campylobacter other named 3 3 1 2 3 2
Campylobacter rectus - - - - 1 -
Campylobacter sp 937 1,042 1,033 926 1,015 1,068
Campylobacter upsaliensis 1 1 1 1 4 -
Campylobacter ureolyticus (bacteroides corrodens) 1 1 - - - -
Chikungunya virus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Chikungunya virus 1 - 1 1 2 1
Clostridium Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Clostridium perfringens 46 29 39 42 31 24
Coronavirus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Coronavirus 265 253 273 236 238 188
Human coronavirus 229e - - - - 1 1
Human coronavirus hku1 7 - 1 2 1 5
Human coronavirus oc43 - 1 - - - -
SARS-CoV-2 antibody indeterminate 1 - 2 2 - 2
SARS-CoV-2 antibody void 34 26 40 12 14 26
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) 886 814 852 928 902 916
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) indeterminate 44 67 36 48 41 55
SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody negative 22 35 20 27 7 11
SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody positive 58 119 87 83 32 60
SARS-CoV-2 total antibody negative 4 - 6 12 8 4
SARS-CoV-2 total antibody positive 39 20 25 13 8 8
Corynebacterium Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Corynebacterium diphtheriae 7 1 1 3 3 1
Corynebacterium ulcerans - 1 - - 1 -
Coxiella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Coxiella burnetii 1 - - - - 1
Cryptosporidium Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Cryptosporidium cuniculus 1 - - - - -
Cryptosporidium hominis 3 12 9 4 4 -
Cryptosporidium parvum 23 17 19 17 17 4
Cryptosporidium sp 23 17 25 18 29 54
Entamoeba Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Entamoeba histolytica 3 - 5 3 2 6
Escherichia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Escherichia coli O 157 10 4 5 6 6 7
Flaviviruses Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Dengue virus 4 1 1 5 5 1
Giardia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Giardia sp 140 123 127 106 96 123
Haemophilus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Haemophilus influenzae 87 73 72 76 79 84
Hepatitis viruses Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Hepatitis A 24 20 34 18 17 17
Hepatitis B 339 282 306 296 275 261
Hepatitis C 287 298 315 286 210 262
Hepatitis D 6 7 7 9 3 10
Hepatitis E 22 42 37 34 45 40
Influenza virus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Influenza A 4,111 2,984 2,434 2,208 1,807 1,649
Influenza B 1,858 2,125 2,226 2,191 2,045 1,637
Influenza indeterminate 4 6 10 1 - 1
Influenza ungrouped 124 121 85 75 75 59
Legionella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Legionella pneumophila 4 9 9 1 7 11
Legionella sp - 5 3 - 1 7
Leptospira Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Leptospira interrogans 1 1 - - - -
Listeria Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Listeria monocytogenes 2 5 4 5 3 7
Mycobacterium Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Mycobacterium tuberculosis 79 90 103 79 91 82
Neisseria Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Neisseria meningitidis 39 45 31 33 29 17
Orthopoxvirus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Mpox virus positive 7 8 2 4 4 4
Paramyxoviruses Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Measles virus 18 18 6 15 20 17
Mumps virus 5 5 5 12 9 7
Plasmodium Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Plasmodium falciparum - - 16 - 1 1
Plasmodium ovale - - 2 - - -
Plasmodium vivax - - 2 - - -
Polyomavirus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Polyomavirus BK 59 57 52 43 60 60
Polyomavirus JC 10 7 11 9 6 9
Polyomavirus untyped 17 17 10 17 11 14
Rickettsia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Rickettsia sp - - 1 - - -
Rickettsia tsutsugamushi - - - 2 - -
Rubella virus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Rubella virus 1 2 5 2 4 2
Salmonella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Other salmonellas 61 52 59 47 34 20
Salmonella enteritidis 23 26 18 18 14 10
Salmonella infantis - 5 - - - -
Salmonella java - - 5 7 - -
Salmonella newport 5 - - - - -
Salmonella saint-paul - - - - 11 -
Salmonella sp 16 28 25 10 60 130
Salmonella stanley - 5 - - - -
Salmonella typhi and paratyphi 8 15 12 13 14 -
Salmonella typhimurium 22 15 16 13 22 -
Shigella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Shigella boydii - 1 1 - 1 -
Shigella dysenteriae - - 1 - - -
Shigella flexneri 13 13 20 13 14 9
Shigella sonnei 25 18 15 17 9 6
Shigella sp 43 51 53 31 60 69
Streptococcus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Streptococcus group A 74 76 53 73 59 50
Streptococcus pneumoniae 153 165 147 150 180 138
Vibrio Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Vibrio cholerae 2 3 - 2 - 1

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 2025/05 2025/06 2025/07 2025/08 2025/09 2025/10
Citrobacter Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Citrobacter spp KPC 1 3 - 1 3 -
Ìý NDM 1 - - 2 1 -
Ìý OXA48 2 2 - - 3 1
Ìý VIM - - - - 1 -
Ìý Other - - - 1 1 -
Enterobacter Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Enterobacter cloacae complex IMP 4 1 1 3 4 -
Ìý KPC 7 5 1 - 1 1
Ìý NDM 8 4 5 2 4 3
Ìý OXA48 3 4 2 2 4 -
Ìý VIM - 1 - - - -
Ìý Other - 1 - 1 2 -
Enterobacter other named KPC 1 - - - - -
Other enterobacter spp NDM - 1 - - - -
Ìý OXA48 - 2 - - - -
Escherichia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Escherichia coli IMP - 1 2 - - -
Ìý KPC 1 1 2 1 2 -
Ìý NDM 11 18 16 10 13 2
Ìý OXA48 25 15 23 19 17 4
Ìý Other 2 1 2 2 1 -
Escherichia hermannii OXA48 - - 1 - - -
Klebsiella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Klebsiella aerogenes OXA48 - 2 - - 1 -
Klebsiella oxytoca IMP 1 - 1 - - 1
Ìý KPC - 1 1 - - 1
Ìý NDM - 1 1 2 - -
Ìý OXA48 1 1 1 1 - -
Klebsiella pneumoniae IMP 1 2 2 1 - 1
Ìý KPC 7 8 10 7 12 1
Ìý NDM 8 10 7 8 7 -
Ìý OXA48 10 9 14 13 8 2
Ìý VIM 1 1 - - - -
Ìý Other 1 1 3 1 3 -
Klebsiella variicola OXA48 - - - 1 - -
Other klebsiella spp OXA48 - - 1 - - -
Kluyvera Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Kluyvera spp OXA48 - 1 - - - -
Morganella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Morganella morganii NDM - - - - 1 -
Ìý OXA48 2 - - - - -
Ìý Other 1 - - - - -
Pantoea Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Pantoea spp Other - - - 1 - -
Proteus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Proteus mirabilis NDM 6 3 1 2 2 -
Ìý OXA48 - - - 1 - -
Ìý Other 1 2 2 1 1 -
Raoultella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Raoultella ornithinolytica OXA48 - - - - 1 -
Serratia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Serratia marcescens/ureilytica OXA48 1 - - - 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 theÌýAMRHAIÌýReference Unit.

Week notification received 2025/05 2025/06 2025/07 2025/08 2025/09 2025/10
Acinetobacter Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Acinetobacter baumannii NDM - - - 2 1 2
Acinetobacter pittii NDM 1 - - - - -
Other acinetobacter spp NDM - - - 1 - -
Pseudomonas Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Pseudomonas aeruginosa NDM 2 - - 2 1 -
Ìý Other 1 - 1 2 1 -
Pseudomonas nitroreducens VIM 1 - - - - -
Pseudomonas stutzeri group NDM - - - 1 - -
Other pseudomonas spp NDM 1 - - - - -
Other Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Ìý KPC - - - - 1 -
Ìý NDM - - - 1 - -
Ìý OXA48 1 - - 1 - -