Research and analysis
NOIDs causative agents: week 17 (week ending 30 April 2023)
Updated 2 January 2024
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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 | 2023/12 | 2023/13 | 2023/14 | 2023/15 | 2023/16 | 2023/17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arboviruses | ||||||
| West Nile virus | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bacillus | ||||||
| Bacillus cereus | 16 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 21 |
| Bordetella | ||||||
| Bordetella pertussis | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Borrelia | ||||||
| Borrelia burgdorferi | 11 | 7 | 18 | 15 | 21 | 16 |
| Borrelia sp | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Borrelia tillae | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Brucella | ||||||
| Brucella melitensis | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Campylobacter | ||||||
| Campylobacter coli | 10 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 24 |
| Campylobacter fetus | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - |
| Campylobacter jejuni | 225 | 229 | 169 | 162 | 220 | 232 |
| Campylobacter lari | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Campylobacter other named | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Campylobacter rectus | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Campylobacter sp | 670 | 698 | 714 | 522 | 816 | 813 |
| Campylobacter upsaliensis | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Campylobacter ureolyticus (bacteroides corrodens) | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Chikungunya virus | ||||||
| Chikungunya virus | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Clostridium | ||||||
| Clostridium perfringens | 27 | 39 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 53 |
| Coronavirus | ||||||
| Coronavirus | 101 | 64 | 66 | 49 | 53 | 40 |
| Human coronavirus 229e | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Human coronavirus hku1 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| SARS coronavirus | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| SARS-CoV-2 antibody indeterminate | 123 | 125 | 99 | 85 | 99 | 113 |
| SARS-CoV-2 antibody void | 16 | 4 | 8 | - | 5 | 4 |
| SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) | 27,380 | 22,206 | 13,961 | 13,104 | 11,085 | 10,578 |
| SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) indeterminate | 334 | 406 | 264 | 252 | 157 | 185 |
| SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody negative | 118 | 101 | 94 | 41 | 46 | 63 |
| SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody positive | 467 | 427 | 462 | 212 | 187 | 256 |
| SARS-CoV-2 total antibody negative | 116 | 125 | 83 | 56 | 74 | 102 |
| SARS-CoV-2 total antibody positive | 556 | 454 | 279 | 190 | 225 | 303 |
| Corynebacterium | ||||||
| Corynebacterium diphtheriae | - | 2 | - | 3 | - | - |
| Corynebacterium ulcerans | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Cryptosporidium | ||||||
| Cryptosporidium cuniculus | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Cryptosporidium felis | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Cryptosporidium hominis | 9 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| Cryptosporidium parvum | 30 | 25 | 30 | 26 | 60 | 41 |
| Cryptosporidium sp | 14 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 28 | 126 |
| Cryptosporidium ubiquitum | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Cryptosporidium viatorum | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Entamoeba | ||||||
| Entamoeba histolytica | 2 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - |
| Escherichia | ||||||
| Escherichia coli O 157 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
| Flaviviruses | ||||||
| Dengue virus | 5 | - | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| Haemophilus | ||||||
| Haemophilus influenzae | 79 | 58 | 63 | 54 | 50 | 56 |
| Hepatitis viruses | ||||||
| Hepatitis A | 8 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 5 |
| Hepatitis B | 302 | 295 | 295 | 247 | 236 | 233 |
| Hepatitis C | 299 | 303 | 276 | 261 | 286 | 302 |
| Hepatitis D | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Hepatitis E | 22 | 28 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 17 |
| Influenza virus | ||||||
| Influenza A | 131 | 87 | 56 | 63 | 44 | 59 |
| Influenza B | 611 | 472 | 342 | 274 | 188 | 171 |
| Influenza indeterminate | 25 | 11 | 13 | 6 | - | - |
| Influenza ungrouped | 13 | 6 | 11 | 6 | - | 2 |
| Legionella | ||||||
| Legionella longbeachae | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Legionella pneumophila | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Legionella sp | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| Listeria | ||||||
| Listeria monocytogenes | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Mycobacterium | ||||||
| Mycobacterium tuberculosis | 69 | 83 | 93 | 94 | 91 | 97 |
| Neisseria | ||||||
| Neisseria meningitidis | 15 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 19 |
| Orthopoxvirus | ||||||
| Mpox virus | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Paramyxoviruses | ||||||
| Measles virus | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| Mumps virus | 2 | - | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Plasmodium | ||||||
| Plasmodium falciparum | 1 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Plasmodium malariae | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Plasmodium ovale | - | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| Plasmodium vivax | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Polyomavirus | ||||||
| Polyomavirus BK | 44 | 47 | 31 | 29 | 43 | 51 |
| Polyomavirus JC | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 10 |
| Polyomavirus untyped | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| Rickettsia | ||||||
| Rickettsia prowazekii | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rickettsia sp | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Rickettsia spotted fever | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | 1 |
| Rubella virus | ||||||
| Rubella virus | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Salmonella | ||||||
| Other salmonellas | 38 | 42 | 48 | 39 | 36 | 25 |
| Salmonella agona | 6 | - | 5 | - | - | - |
| Salmonella enteritidis | 21 | 24 | 39 | 35 | 28 | 22 |
| Salmonella infantis | - | - | 5 | - | - | - |
| Salmonella sp | 25 | 17 | 25 | 14 | 84 | 123 |
| Salmonella typhi and paratyphi | 17 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 11 |
| Salmonella typhimurium | 20 | 22 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 10 |
| Salmonella weltevreden | - | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| Salmonella enterica | - | - | - | 6 | - | - |
| Shigella | ||||||
| Shigella boydii | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Shigella dysenteriae | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| Shigella flexneri | 23 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 5 |
| Shigella sonnei | 19 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 5 |
| Shigella sp | 51 | 50 | 61 | 34 | 57 | 63 |
| Streptococcus | ||||||
| Streptococcus group A | 119 | 121 | 127 | 111 | 146 | 122 |
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | 124 | 140 | 125 | 123 | 120 | 112 |
| Vibrio | ||||||
| Vibrio cholerae | 1 | - | 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 | 2023/12 | 2023/13 | 2023/14 | 2023/15 | 2023/16 | 2023/17 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citrobacter | |||||||
| Citrobacter spp | IMP | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| KPC | 3 | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| NDM | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| OXA48 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| Cronobacter | |||||||
| Cronobacter spp | KPC | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Enterobacter | |||||||
| Enterobacter cloacae complex | IMP | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| KPC | - | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| NDM | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 1 | |
| OXA48 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | |
| VIM | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
| Other | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| Other enterobacter spp | IMP | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| NDM | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| OXA48 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| VIM | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| Escherichia | |||||||
| Escherichia coli | IMP | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| KPC | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| NDM | 8 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | |
| OXA48 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 2 | |
| Other | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | |
| Other escherichia spp | NDM | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Klebsiella | |||||||
| Klebsiella aerogenes | NDM | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| OXA48 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Other | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Klebsiella oxytoca | KPC | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| NDM | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
| OXA48 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | |
| Other | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | IMP | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| KPC | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | |
| NDM | 3 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | |
| OXA48 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 1 | |
| VIM | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Other | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Klebsiella serogenes | OXA48 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Klebsiella variicola | NDM | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Other klebsiella spp | NDM | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| OXA48 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Leclercia | |||||||
| Leclercia adecarboxylata | KPC | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Pantoea | |||||||
| Pantoea septica | KPC | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Pluralibacter | |||||||
| Pluralibacter spp | KPC | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Salmonella | |||||||
| Salmonella virchow | NDM | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Other salmonella spp | NDM | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Serratia | |||||||
| Serratia marcescens/ureilytica | OXA48 | - | 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 | 2023/12 | 2023/13 | 2023/14 | 2023/15 | 2023/16 | 2023/17 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acinetobacter | |||||||
| Acinetobacter baumannii | NDM | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Other | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Pseudomonas | |||||||
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | IMP | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| NDM | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| VIM | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | |
| Pseudomonas nitroreducens | NDM | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| VIM | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Pseudomonas putida group | IMP | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Other | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Other pseudomonas spp | Other | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Other | |||||||
| Other | - | 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.