Research and analysis

NOIDs causative agents: week 6 (week ending 9 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 2025/01 2025/02 2025/03 2025/04 2025/05 2025/06
Arboviruses Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
West Nile Virus 1 1 - - - -
Bacillus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Bacillus cereus 19 19 12 13 26 23
Bordetella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Bordetella pertussis 7 20 18 11 14 10
Borrelia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Borrelia burgdorferi 7 19 25 22 17 19
Borrelia sp 3 2 4 4 7 5
Brucella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Brucella sp - 2 2 3 - 2
Campylobacter Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Campylobacter coli 22 31 31 29 27 24
Campylobacter jejuni 206 275 322 267 291 233
Campylobacter lari - - 1 - - -
Campylobacter other named 1 2 3 2 3 3
Campylobacter sp 654 838 934 949 936 1,084
Campylobacter upsaliensis - - - - 1 1
Campylobacter ureolyticus (bacteroides corrodens) 1 2 2 1 1 1
Chikungunya virus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Chikungunya virus - 2 2 - 1 -
Clostridium Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Clostridium perfringens 37 39 42 26 46 29
Clostridium tetani - - - 1 - -
Coronavirus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Coronavirus 184 197 201 215 265 253
Human coronavirus 229e - 1 - - - -
Human coronavirus hku1 4 2 4 3 7 -
Human coronavirus nl63 - - - 1 - -
Human coronavirus oc43 - - 2 - - 2
Mers coronavirus - - - - - -
SARS-CoV-2 antibody indeterminate 2 1 1 2 1 -
SARS-CoV-2 antibody void 26 30 24 40 34 26
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) 1,469 931 837 779 886 817
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) indeterminate 77 67 42 65 44 67
SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody negative 22 26 20 9 22 35
SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody positive 77 93 77 38 58 119
SARS-CoV-2 total antibody negative 8 5 4 7 4 -
SARS-CoV-2 total antibody positive 22 25 33 38 39 20
Corynebacterium Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Corynebacterium diphtheriae 1 4 5 3 7 1
Corynebacterium ulcerans - - 2 - - 1
Coxiella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Coxiella burnetii - 1 - - 1 -
Cryptosporidium Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Cryptosporidium hominis 5 7 3 3 3 4
Cryptosporidium parvum 23 24 18 27 23 9
Cryptosporidium sp 7 17 22 23 24 33
Cryptosporidium ubiquitum 1 - 1 - - -
Entamoeba Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Entamoeba histolytica 2 2 - 1 3 -
Escherichia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Escherichia coli O 157 10 8 8 8 8 2
Flaviviruses Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Dengue virus 5 3 4 5 4 1
Giardia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Giardia sp 75 111 112 97 135 120
Haemophilus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Haemophilus influenzae 55 88 72 92 87 71
Hepatitis viruses Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Hepatitis A 17 20 29 14 25 19
Hepatitis B 192 281 280 294 333 264
Hepatitis C 215 235 238 245 284 274
Hepatitis D 5 5 7 11 6 7
Hepatitis E 40 36 28 38 22 39
Influenza virus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Influenza A 12,505 9,801 6,691 5,180 4,112 2,979
Influenza B 872 1,073 1,134 1,593 1,858 2,115
Influenza indeterminate 4 11 3 2 4 -
Influenza ungrouped 297 218 179 145 125 120
Legionella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Legionella pneumophila 7 6 6 5 4 9
Legionella sp 2 2 1 3 - 5
Leptospira Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Leptospira interrogans - - 1 - 1 1
Listeria Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Listeria monocytogenes 3 5 4 4 2 6
Mycobacterium Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Mycobacterium tuberculosis 72 99 69 87 69 77
Neisseria Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Neisseria meningitidis 41 42 33 34 39 45
Orthopoxvirus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Mpox virus positive 3 7 3 4 7 8
Paramyxoviruses Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Measles virus 12 17 26 20 18 18
Mumps virus 4 3 5 7 5 5
Plasmodium Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Plasmodium falciparum - - 1 - - -
Polyomavirus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Polyomavirus BK 40 56 80 60 59 57
Polyomavirus JC 2 7 16 7 10 6
Polyomavirus untyped 7 20 25 14 17 17
Rickettsia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Rickettsia spotted fever - 1 - - - -
Rubella virus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Rubella virus 4 1 4 - 1 2
Salmonella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Other salmonellas 40 56 53 51 35 18
Salmonella chester - - - 7 - -
Salmonella enteritidis 20 28 33 22 15 10
Salmonella newport - - 8 - - -
Salmonella sp 10 16 16 24 55 96
Salmonella typhi and paratyphi 10 8 8 19 8 12
Salmonella typhimurium 17 28 30 26 20 5
Salmonella virchow - - 6 - - -
Shigella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Shigella boydii 1 - 2 2 - 1
Shigella dysenteriae - 2 - - - -
Shigella flexneri 12 29 17 20 10 7
Shigella sonnei 11 11 31 36 23 11
Shigella sp 33 65 68 48 48 64
Streptococcus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Streptococcus group A 46 61 81 64 74 74
Streptococcus pneumoniae 277 242 146 163 152 159
Vibrio Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Vibrio cholerae 1 2 1 1 2 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 2025/01 2025/02 2025/03 2025/04 2025/05 2025/06
Citrobacter Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Citrobacter spp IMP - 1 - - - -
Ìý KPC - - 1 1 1 2
Ìý NDM 1 1 1 - 1 -
Ìý OXA48 2 - 4 1 1 1
Ìý VIM 1 - - - - -
Ìý Other - - - 1 - -
Enterobacter Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Enterobacter cloacae complex IMP 5 2 - 2 3 -
Ìý KPC 1 5 5 4 7 2
Ìý NDM 5 4 11 14 8 -
Ìý OXA48 10 2 6 8 3 -
Ìý VIM 1 - - - - -
Ìý Other - 1 1 1 - -
Enterobacter other named KPC - - - 2 1 -
Other enterobacter spp IMP - 2 1 - - -
Ìý NDM 1 2 - 2 - -
Ìý OXA48 1 - - - - -
Escherichia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Escherichia coli IMP - - - 1 - 1
Ìý KPC 3 2 1 2 1 1
Ìý NDM 11 16 12 9 9 4
Ìý OXA48 14 25 24 21 20 3
Ìý VIM - 1 - - - -
Ìý Other 1 2 3 1 2 1
Escherichia hermannii KPC - 1 - - - -
Escherichia vulneris KPC - 1 - - - -
Klebsiella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Klebsiella oxytoca IMP - - - 1 1 -
Ìý KPC - - 3 2 - -
Ìý NDM 1 - 1 1 - -
Ìý OXA48 1 - 2 - 1 -
Ìý VIM - 1 - - - -
Klebsiella pneumoniae IMP 1 - 1 3 1 -
Ìý KPC 5 4 8 6 6 1
Ìý NDM 8 5 12 7 8 3
Ìý OXA48 12 17 11 18 11 3
Ìý VIM - - - - 1 -
Ìý Other 4 1 1 2 1 -
Klebsiella serogenes OXA48 1 - - - - -
Klebsiella variicola KPC - - 1 - - -
Other klebsiella spp NDM - - 1 - - -
Ìý OXA48 - 1 1 - - -
Morganella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Morganella morganii OXA48 - - - - 2 -
Ìý Other - - - - 1 -
Proteus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Proteus mirabilis NDM 1 1 1 - 6 -
Ìý OXA48 - - 1 - - -
Ìý Other 1 2 - 1 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 2025/01 2025/02 2025/03 2025/04 2025/05 2025/06
Acinetobacter Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Acinetobacter baumannii NDM - 1 1 - - -
Acinetobacter pittii NDM - - - - 1 -
Acinetobacter variabilis NDM - 1 - - - -
Pseudomonas Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Pseudomonas aeruginosa IMP - - - 1 - -
Ìý NDM - 2 1 2 2 -
Ìý VIM - - 1 - - -
Ìý Other 1 3 1 2 1 -
Pseudomonas nitroreducens VIM - - - - 1 -
Other pseudomonas spp NDM - - - - 1 -
Other Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Ìý KPC 1 - - - - -
Ìý NDM 1 - - - - -
Ìý OXA48 - - - - 1 -