Research and analysis

NOIDs causative agents: week 5 (week ending 2 February 2025)

Updated 24 April 2025

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 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 2024/52 2025/01 2025/02 2025/03 2025/04 2025/05
Arboviruses Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
West Nile Virus 1 - 1 - - -
Bacillus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Bacillus cereus 14 19 19 12 13 26
Bordetella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Bordetella pertussis 13 7 20 18 11 13
Borrelia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Borrelia burgdorferi 5 7 19 25 22 16
Borrelia sp - 3 2 4 4 7
Brucella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Brucella sp - - 2 2 3 -
Campylobacter Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Campylobacter coli 25 22 31 31 29 27
Campylobacter jejuni 204 206 275 322 266 246
Campylobacter lari - - - 1 - -
Campylobacter other named 1 1 2 3 2 3
Campylobacter sp 638 654 838 923 939 959
Campylobacter upsaliensis 1 - - - - 1
Campylobacter ureolyticus (bacteroides corrodens) 1 1 2 2 1 1
Chikungunya virus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Chikungunya virus 2 - 2 2 - 1
Clostridium Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Clostridium perfringens 27 37 39 42 26 46
Clostridium tetani - - - - 1 -
Coronavirus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Coronavirus 136 184 197 201 215 262
Human coronavirus 229e - - 1 - - -
Human coronavirus hku1 1 4 2 4 3 7
Human coronavirus nl63 - - - - 1 -
Human coronavirus oc43 - - - 2 - -
SARS-CoV-2 antibody indeterminate 1 2 1 1 2 1
SARS-CoV-2 antibody void 8 26 30 24 40 34
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) 916 1,469 931 837 778 873
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) indeterminate 49 77 67 42 65 44
SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody negative 3 22 26 20 9 22
SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody positive 22 77 93 77 38 58
SARS-CoV-2 total antibody negative 3 8 5 4 7 4
SARS-CoV-2 total antibody positive 12 22 25 33 38 39
Corynebacterium Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Corynebacterium diphtheriae 1 1 4 5 3 7
Corynebacterium ulcerans 1 - - 2 - -
Coxiella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Coxiella burnetii - - 1 - - 1
Cryptosporidium Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Cryptosporidium hominis 7 5 7 3 3 2
Cryptosporidium parvum 15 23 24 18 27 7
Cryptosporidium sp 12 7 17 22 23 41
Cryptosporidium ubiquitum - 1 - 1 - -
Entamoeba Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Entamoeba histolytica 3 2 2 - 1 3
Escherichia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Escherichia coli O 157 6 10 8 7 7 6
Flaviviruses Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Dengue virus 8 5 3 4 5 4
Giardia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Giardia sp 61 75 110 112 97 133
Haemophilus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Haemophilus influenzae 59 55 88 72 92 86
Hepatitis viruses Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Hepatitis A 15 17 20 28 15 23
Hepatitis B 186 191 279 275 292 316
Hepatitis C 199 215 234 238 245 277
Hepatitis D 4 5 5 7 11 6
Hepatitis E 28 40 36 28 38 23
Influenza virus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Influenza A 12,800 12,504 9,801 6,677 5,151 4,080
Influenza B 657 872 1,072 1,132 1,587 1,849
Influenza indeterminate 15 4 11 3 2 4
Influenza ungrouped 283 297 218 179 145 123
Legionella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Legionella pneumophila 8 7 6 6 5 4
Legionella sp 1 2 2 1 3 -
Leptospira Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Leptospira interrogans - - - 1 - 1
Listeria Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Listeria monocytogenes 2 3 5 4 4 2
Mycobacterium Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Mycobacterium tuberculosis 68 72 98 68 84 66
Neisseria Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Neisseria meningitidis 26 41 42 33 34 39
Orthopoxvirus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Mpox virus positive 7 3 7 3 4 7
Paramyxoviruses Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Measles virus 23 12 17 26 20 18
Mumps virus 4 4 3 5 6 5
Plasmodium Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Plasmodium falciparum - - - 1 - -
Plasmodium vivax 1 - - - - -
Polyomavirus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Polyomavirus BK 27 40 56 80 60 59
Polyomavirus JC 9 2 7 16 7 10
Polyomavirus untyped 10 7 20 25 14 17
Rickettsia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Rickettsia spotted fever - - 1 - - -
Rubella virus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Rubella virus 2 4 1 4 - 1
Salmonella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Other salmonellas 56 40 56 50 41 17
Salmonella enteritidis 14 20 28 31 18 7
Salmonella newport - - - 8 - -
Salmonella sp 6 10 18 21 53 85
Salmonella typhi and paratyphi 16 10 8 8 19 7
Salmonella typhimurium 16 17 27 30 16 15
Salmonella virchow - - - 6 - -
Shigella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Shigella boydii 2 1 - 2 - -
Shigella dysenteriae - - 2 - - -
Shigella flexneri 11 12 29 17 14 6
Shigella sonnei 12 11 12 31 31 18
Shigella sp 35 33 65 68 61 56
#Streptococcus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Streptococcus group A 59 46 61 80 64 74
Streptococcus pneumoniae 220 277 239 146 162 147
Vibrio Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Vibrio cholerae - 1 2 1 1 2

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 2024/52 2025/01 2025/02 2025/03 2025/04 2025/05
Citrobacter Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Citrobacter spp IMP 1 - 1 - - -
Ìý KPC 2 - - 1 1 -
Ìý NDM - 1 1 1 - 1
Ìý OXA48 1 2 - 3 1 -
Ìý VIM - 1 - - - -
Ìý Other - - - - 1 -
Enterobacter Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Enterobacter cloacae complex IMP 4 3 1 - 2 1
Ìý KPC 2 1 5 5 4 -
Ìý NDM 7 5 4 11 13 4
Ìý OXA48 2 10 2 6 8 3
Ìý VIM - 1 - - - -
Ìý Other - - 1 1 1 -
Other enterobacter spp IMP - - 2 1 - -
Ìý NDM - 1 2 - 2 -
Ìý OXA48 1 1 - - - -
Escherichia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Escherichia coli IMP 2 - - - 1 -
Ìý KPC 1 3 2 1 2 -
Ìý NDM 15 11 15 12 5 1
Ìý OXA48 11 14 25 24 20 4
Ìý VIM - - 1 - - -
Ìý Other 1 1 2 3 3 -
Escherichia hermannii KPC - - 1 - - -
Escherichia vulneris KPC - - 1 - - -
Klebsiella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Klebsiella oxytoca IMP - - - - 1 -
Ìý KPC - - - 2 2 -
Ìý NDM - 1 - 1 1 -
Ìý OXA48 1 1 - 2 - -
Ìý VIM - - 1 - - -
Klebsiella pneumoniae IMP 2 1 - 1 3 -
Ìý KPC 4 5 4 8 6 2
Ìý NDM 8 8 4 12 6 3
Ìý OXA48 8 12 17 10 17 3
Ìý VIM - - - - - 1
Ìý Other 2 4 1 1 2 -
Klebsiella serogenes OXA48 - 1 - - - -
Klebsiella variicola KPC - - - 1 - -
Other klebsiella spp NDM - - - 1 - -
Ìý OXA48 - - 1 1 - -
Proteus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Proteus hauseri VIM 1 - - - - -
Proteus mirabilis NDM 2 1 1 1 - 4
Ìý OXA48 - - - 1 - -
Ìý Other 2 1 2 - 1 1
Other proteus spp NDM 1 - - - - -
Raoultella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Raoultella spp 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 theÌýAMRHAIÌýReference Unit.

Week notification received 2024/52 2025/01 2025/02 2025/03 2025/04 2025/05
Acinetobacter Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Acinetobacter baumannii NDM - - - 1 - -
Acinetobacter variabilis NDM - - 1 - - -
Pseudomonas Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Pseudomonas aeruginosa NDM 2 - 2 1 2 1
Ìý VIM - - - 1 - -
Ìý Other 3 1 3 1 1 1
Pseudomonas putida group VIM 1 - - - - -
Other Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Ìý KPC - 1 - - - -
Ìý NDM - 1 - - - -
Ìý OXA48 - - - - - 1