Research and analysis

NOIDs causative agents: week 8 (week ending 23 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 2025/03 2025/04 2025/05 2025/06 2025/07 2025/08
Arboviruses Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
West Nile Virus - - - - - 1
Bacillus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Bacillus cereus 12 13 26 23 12 16
Bordetella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Bordetella pertussis 18 11 14 10 11 8
Borrelia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Borrelia burgdorferi 25 22 18 19 14 23
Borrelia sp 4 4 7 5 3 4
Brucella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Brucella sp 2 3 - 2 - -
Campylobacter Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Campylobacter coli 31 29 27 28 27 17
Campylobacter concisus - - - - 1 -
Campylobacter jejuni 322 267 292 266 334 198
Campylobacter lari 1 - - - - -
Campylobacter other named 3 2 3 3 1 2
Campylobacter sp 934 949 938 1,042 1,034 778
Campylobacter upsaliensis - - 1 1 1 -
Campylobacter ureolyticus (bacteroides corrodens) 2 1 1 1 - -
Chikungunya virus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Chikungunya virus 2 - 1 - 1 1
Clostridium Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Clostridium perfringens 42 26 46 29 39 34
Clostridium tetani - 1 - - - -
Coronavirus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Coronavirus 201 215 265 253 273 195
Human coronavirus hku1 4 3 7 - 1 -
Human coronavirus nl63 - 1 - - - -
Human coronavirus oc43 2 - - 1 - -
SARS-CoV-2 antibody indeterminate 1 2 1 - 2 1
SARS-CoV-2 antibody void 24 40 34 26 40 4
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) 837 780 886 818 853 716
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) indeterminate 42 65 44 67 36 32
SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody negative 20 9 22 35 20 25
SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody positive 77 38 58 119 87 67
SARS-CoV-2 total antibody negative 4 7 4 - 6 12
SARS-CoV-2 total antibody positive 33 38 39 20 25 10
Corynebacterium Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Corynebacterium diphtheriae 5 3 7 1 1 3
Corynebacterium ulcerans 2 - - 1 - -
Coxiella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Coxiella burnetii - - 1 - - -
Cryptosporidium Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Cryptosporidium cuniculus - - 1 - - -
Cryptosporidium hominis 3 3 3 12 8 1
Cryptosporidium parvum 18 27 23 17 19 9
Cryptosporidium sp 22 21 23 17 26 18
Cryptosporidium ubiquitum 1 2 - - - -
Entamoeba Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Entamoeba histolytica - 1 3 - 5 3
Escherichia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Escherichia coli O 157 8 8 10 4 4 5
Flaviviruses Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Dengue virus 4 5 4 1 1 5
Giardia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Giardia sp 115 99 136 121 125 80
Haemophilus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Haemophilus influenzae 72 92 87 73 71 61
Hepatitis viruses Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Hepatitis A 29 15 24 20 34 15
Hepatitis B 282 306 337 281 301 223
Hepatitis C 238 246 287 298 315 225
Hepatitis D 7 11 6 7 7 4
Hepatitis E 28 38 22 42 37 25
Influenza virus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Influenza A 6,795 5,240 4,111 2,984 2,433 1,675
Influenza B 1,138 1,604 1,858 2,125 2,226 1,678
Influenza indeterminate 3 2 4 6 10 1
Influenza ungrouped 180 146 124 121 85 56
Legionella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Legionella pneumophila 6 5 4 9 9 1
Legionella sp 1 3 - 5 3 -
Leptospira Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Leptospira interrogans 1 - 1 1 - -
Listeria Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Listeria monocytogenes 4 4 2 5 4 4
Mycobacterium Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Mycobacterium tuberculosis 70 91 79 87 87 60
Neisseria Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Neisseria meningitidis 33 34 39 45 31 32
Orthopoxvirus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Mpox virus positive 3 4 7 8 2 4
Paramyxoviruses Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Measles virus 26 20 18 18 6 13
Mumps virus 5 7 5 5 5 7
Plasmodium Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Plasmodium falciparum 1 - - - 16 -
Plasmodium ovale - - - - 2 -
Plasmodium vivax - - - - 2 -
Polyomavirus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Polyomavirus BK 80 60 59 57 52 40
Polyomavirus JC 16 8 10 7 11 9
Polyomavirus untyped 25 14 17 17 10 17
Rickettsia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Rickettsia sp - - - - 1 -
Rickettsia tsutsugamushi - - - - - 1
Rubella virus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Rubella virus 4 - 1 2 5 2
Salmonella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Other salmonellas 54 55 61 51 34 20
Salmonella chester - 7 - - - -
Salmonella enteritidis 33 23 23 25 12 6
Salmonella infantis - - - 5 - -
Salmonella newport 8 - 5 - - -
Salmonella sp 15 19 16 32 73 47
Salmonella stanley - - - 5 - -
Salmonella typhi and paratyphi 8 19 8 15 11 7
Salmonella typhimurium 30 26 22 13 5 8
Salmonella virchow 6 - - - - -
Shigella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Shigella boydii 2 2 - 1 1 -
Shigella flexneri 17 20 13 12 15 6
Shigella sonnei 31 36 25 18 12 9
Shigella sp 68 48 43 52 62 31
Streptococcus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Streptococcus group A 80 63 74 76 52 56
Streptococcus pneumoniae 146 162 153 163 144 112
Vibrio Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Vibrio cholerae 1 1 2 3 - 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 2025/03 2025/04 2025/05 2025/06 2025/07 2025/08
Citrobacter Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Citrobacter spp KPC 1 1 1 2 - -
Ìý NDM 1 - 1 - - -
Ìý OXA48 5 2 1 2 - -
Ìý Other - 1 - - - -
Enterobacter Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Enterobacter cloacae complex IMP - 2 3 1 1 -
Ìý KPC 5 5 7 5 1 -
Ìý NDM 11 14 8 2 3 -
Ìý OXA48 7 8 3 3 2 -
Ìý VIM - - - 1 - -
Ìý Other 1 1 - 1 - -
Enterobacter other named IMP 1 - - - - -
Ìý KPC - 2 1 - - -
Other enterobacter spp IMP 2 - - - - -
Ìý NDM - 2 - 1 - -
Ìý OXA48 - - - 2 - -
Escherichia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Escherichia coli IMP - 1 - 1 2 -
Ìý KPC 1 2 1 1 1 -
Ìý NDM 13 9 10 15 14 1
Ìý OXA48 25 21 24 14 19 1
Ìý Other 3 1 2 1 1 -
Escherichia hermannii OXA48 - - - - 1 -
Klebsiella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Klebsiella aerogenes OXA48 - - - 2 - -
Klebsiella oxytoca IMP - 1 1 - 1 -
Ìý KPC 3 2 - 1 1 -
Ìý NDM 1 1 - 1 1 -
Ìý OXA48 2 - 1 1 1 -
Klebsiella pneumoniae IMP 1 3 1 2 2 1
Ìý KPC 8 6 7 7 8 1
Ìý NDM 12 6 8 7 6 1
Ìý OXA48 11 19 10 7 13 2
Ìý VIM - - 1 1 - -
Ìý Other 1 2 1 - 1 -
Klebsiella variicola KPC 1 - - - - -
Other klebsiella spp NDM 1 - - - - -
Ìý OXA48 1 - - - 1 -
Kluyvera Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Kluyvera spp OXA48 - - - 1 - -
Leclercia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Leclercia spp NDM 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 2 - 6 3 1 -
Ìý OXA48 1 - - - - -
Ìý Other - 1 1 2 2 -
Serratia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Serratia marcescens/ureilytica 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 2025/03 2025/04 2025/05 2025/06 2025/07 2025/08
Acinetobacter Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Acinetobacter baumannii NDM 1 - - - - -
Acinetobacter pittii NDM - - 1 - - -
Pseudomonas Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Pseudomonas aeruginosa IMP - 1 - - - -
Ìý NDM 1 2 2 - - -
Ìý VIM 1 - - - - -
Ìý Other 1 2 1 - 1 -
Pseudomonas nitroreducens VIM - - 1 - - -
Other pseudomonas spp NDM - - 1 - - -
Other Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Ìý NDM - - - - - 1
Ìý OXA48 - - 1 - - -