Research and analysis

NOIDs causative agents: week 11 (week ending 19 March 2023)

Updated 2 January 2024

NOIDs weekly report

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 2023/06 2023/07 2023/08 2023/09 2023/10 2023/11
Bacillus            
Bacillus cereus 20 34 11 19 19 16
Bordetella            
Bordetella pertussis 2 1 3 4 2 -
Borrelia            
Borrelia burgdorferi 14 20 13 6 11 15
Borrelia sp 2 - 10 4 7 1
Borrelia tillae 1 - - - - 1
Campylobacter            
Campylobacter coli 20 14 11 17 12 14
Campylobacter fetus - - 1 1 1 -
Campylobacter gracilis - 1 - - - -
Campylobacter jejuni 237 181 188 240 177 165
Campylobacter lari 1 - - - - -
Campylobacter other named 1 - 2 1 - -
Campylobacter sp 644 589 720 675 615 610
Campylobacter upsaliensis 1 - 1 - - 1
Campylobacter ureolyticus (bacteroides corrodens) - - 1 - - 1
Chikungunya virus            
Chikungunya virus - - 2 - - 2
Clostridium            
Clostridium perfringens 33 31 35 33 36 30
Coronavirus            
Coronavirus 194 105 163 112 106 88
Human coronavirus 229e - - 1 - - -
SARS coronavirus - - - 1 - -
SARS-CoV-2 antibody indeterminate 90 221 175 138 163 189
SARS-CoV-2 antibody void 10 14 5 - 8 6
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) 21,594 26,644 24,312 25,019 27,696 30,273
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) indeterminate 419 327 341 374 345 362
SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody negative 168 124 211 95 222 191
SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody positive 1,122 976 819 398 915 754
SARS-CoV-2 total antibody negative 278 316 216 148 116 129
SARS-CoV-2 total antibody positive 868 856 572 522 474 539
Corynebacterium            
Corynebacterium diphtheriae - 1 - - 1 -
Corynebacterium ulcerans 2 - - - - -
Cryptosporidium            
Cryptosporidium cuniculus - - 1 - - -
Cryptosporidium felis - - - 1 - -
Cryptosporidium hominis 11 8 10 10 7 1
Cryptosporidium novel genotype - 1 - - - -
Cryptosporidium parvum 7 17 15 19 16 2
Cryptosporidium sp 20 12 13 19 20 37
Cryptosporidium ubiquitum 1 1 - - - -
Entamoeba            
Entamoeba histolytica - 2 - 1 - -
Escherichia            
Escherichia coli O 157 7 4 5 6 6 6
Flaviviruses            
Dengue virus - - 4 - - 5
Haemophilus            
Haemophilus influenzae 81 71 85 70 73 81
Hepatitis viruses            
Hepatitis A 8 16 12 17 8 8
Hepatitis B 343 214 332 262 237 233
Hepatitis C 318 290 368 355 292 271
Hepatitis D 10 1 9 3 3 2
Hepatitis E 19 27 33 21 18 27
Influenza virus            
Influenza A 345 258 1,212 163 149 139
Influenza B 569 639 616 528 551 652
Influenza indeterminate 12 28 14 11 19 11
Influenza ungrouped 16 13 6 - 6 4
Legionella            
Legionella other named - - - 1 - -
Legionella pneumophila 2 4 3 1 1 -
Legionella sp 2 1 2 3 5 1
Listeria            
Listeria monocytogenes 5 3 1 4 2 -
Mycobacterium            
Mycobacterium tuberculosis 79 84 122 81 84 68
Neisseria            
Neisseria meningitidis 15 10 15 12 14 8
Orthopoxvirus            
Mpox virus 1 1 1 - - -
Paramyxoviruses            
Measles virus 4 3 3 2 3 2
Mumps virus 3 3 1 5 16 4
Plasmodium            
Plasmodium falciparum 3 4 8 1 11 6
Plasmodium malariae - - 1 - - -
Plasmodium ovale - - 1 - 2 2
Plasmodium vivax - - 1 - - -
Polyomavirus            
Polyomavirus BK 42 40 47 43 52 40
Polyomavirus JC 9 1 7 10 7 5
Polyomavirus untyped - 1 2 1 - 1
Rickettsia            
Rickettsia sp - - - - 1 -
Rubella virus            
Rubella virus 5 5 5 4 5 5
Salmonella            
Other salmonellas 46 44 58 46 39 18
Salmonella enteritidis 29 20 17 21 11 -
Salmonella infantis 7 - - - - -
Salmonella sp 8 16 15 100 69 84
Salmonella typhi and paratyphi 9 10 12 15 14 17
Salmonella typhimurium 14 10 16 15 22 8
Salmonella virchow 5 - - - - -
Shigella            
Shigella boydii 2 2 1 3 1 1
Shigella dysenteriae 1 1 1 1 2 1
Shigella flexneri 17 12 28 24 18 10
Shigella sonnei 20 16 20 12 16 4
Shigella sp 34 43 61 130 59 56
Streptococcus            
Streptococcus group A 117 125 107 113 145 123
Streptococcus pneumoniae 140 137 132 107 154 125
Vibrio            
Vibrio cholerae - - - 1 - 1

Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE)*

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

Week notification received 2023/06 2023/07 2023/08 2023/09 2023/10 2023/11
Citrobacter              
Citrobacter spp IMP - - - 2 - -
  KPC 1 1 1 1 - 1
  NDM - 2 - - 1 -
  OXA48 2 1 - - 1 -
  VIM 1 - - - - -
Enterobacter              
Enterobacter cloacae complex IMP - 1 - 2 - -
  KPC 1 4 2 4 1 1
  NDM 5 1 2 2 3 1
  OXA48 - - - 1 - -
  VIM - 1 - - - -
  Other 1 1 - - 1 -
Other enterobacter spp IMP - - - 1 - -
  KPC - - - 1 - -
  NDM - 1 1 - - -
Escherichia              
Escherichia coli IMP - - - 1 - -
  KPC 9 6 6 6 6 5
  NDM 6 5 12 11 9 2
  OXA48 5 9 11 12 6 1
  VIM - - 1 - - -
  Other - - - 1 1 -
Klebsiella              
Klebsiella aerogenes KPC - - - 1 - 1
  OXA48 - - 1 - - -
Klebsiella oxytoca KPC 1 1 2 2 - 1
  NDM - 1 1 - - -
  OXA48 1 - - - - -
Klebsiella pneumoniae IMP - - - 1 - -
  KPC 4 6 13 4 4 -
  NDM 4 3 5 10 6 1
  OXA48 7 10 4 3 6 -
  VIM 1 1 - - - -
  Other - 1 - 1 - -
Klebsiella variicola NDM 1 - - - - -
  OXA48 1 - - - - -
Other klebsiella spp OXA48 1 - 1 - - -
Leclercia              
Leclercia adecarboxylata KPC - 1 - - - -
  NDM - 1 - - - -
Pluralibacter              
Pluralibacter spp KPC - - 1 - - -
Serratia              
Serratia marcescens/ureilytica OXA48 1 - - - - 1

Other carbapenemase-producing Gram-negative organisms*

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

Week notification received 2023/06 2023/07 2023/08 2023/09 2023/10 2023/11
Acinetobacter              
Acinetobacter baumannii IMP - - 1 - - -
  NDM - 2 1 - 2 -
Acinetobacter variabilis NDM - - - - 1 -
Other acinetobacter spp NDM - 1 - - - -
Pseudomonas              
Pseudomonas aeruginosa IMP - - 2 - - -
  NDM - - - 1 - 1
  VIM 3 - - 1 - -
  Other 1 3 2 1 3 3
Other pseudomonas spp VIM 1 - - - - -
Other              
  KPC - - - 1 - -

*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.