Research and analysis

NOIDs causative agents: week 29 (week ending 23 July 2023)

Updated 2 January 2024

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 2023/24 2023/25 2023/26 2023/27 2023/28 2023/29
Arboviruses            
West Nile virus - - 1 - - -
Bacillus            
Bacillus cereus 19 24 19 29 35 25
Bordetella            
Bordetella pertussis 6 22 4 5 9 19
Borrelia            
Borrelia burgdorferi 16 22 28 28 28 38
Borrelia sp 4 4 4 6 6 1
Borrelia tillae - - 2 1 1 1
Campylobacter            
Campylobacter coli 43 70 47 41 44 37
Campylobacter fetus 1 1 - - - -
Campylobacter jejuni 401 459 335 333 343 232
Campylobacter lari 1 1 - 1 1 2
Campylobacter other named 2 3 1 1 - -
Campylobacter sp 1,422 1,333 1,415 1,330 1,246 1,095
Campylobacter upsaliensis 1 1 1 1 1 -
Campylobacter ureolyticus (bacteroides corrodens) 3 1 - 1 - 1
Chikungunya virus            
Chikungunya virus 1 1 2 - 4 3
Clostridium            
Clostridium perfringens 27 31 53 43 24 22
Coronavirus            
Coronavirus 25 21 8 14 4 8
Human coronavirus hku1 1 - - - - -
SARS-CoV-2 antibody indeterminate 116 109 60 88 61 69
SARS-CoV-2 antibody void 4 4 4 4 2 4
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) 3,214 2,504 1,871 2,255 2,795 3,191
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) indeterminate 96 28 28 34 24 20
SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody negative 87 75 50 46 56 53
SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody positive 376 346 127 132 143 169
SARS-CoV-2 total antibody negative 58 42 24 44 60 65
SARS-CoV-2 total antibody positive 158 125 126 117 155 125
Corynebacterium            
Corynebacterium diphtheriae - 3 - 4 1 1
Corynebacterium ulcerans 2 - - 2 1 -
Cryptosporidium            
Cryptosporidium felis - - 1 - - -
Cryptosporidium hominis 9 5 8 13 15 -
Cryptosporidium meleagridis 2 1 - - - -
Cryptosporidium parvum 42 43 33 22 25 4
Cryptosporidium sp 24 22 9 33 39 39
Cryptosporidium ubiquitum 1 - - - - -
Entamoeba            
Entamoeba histolytica 1 1 1 2 2 -
Escherichia            
Escherichia coli O 157 11 20 18 18 16 8
Flaviviruses            
Dengue virus 2 1 4 2 5 1
Haemophilus            
Haemophilus influenzae 63 65 74 66 60 40
Hepatitis viruses            
Hepatitis A 14 16 10 13 10 4
Hepatitis B 310 303 329 233 286 264
Hepatitis C 427 447 431 440 350 360
Hepatitis D 5 8 7 5 4 5
Hepatitis E 39 29 47 36 31 36
Influenza virus            
Influenza A 48 60 25 57 60 53
Influenza B 28 26 15 15 23 17
Influenza indeterminate - 1 - - 52 -
Influenza ungrouped 3 2 1 - 1 1
Legionella            
Legionella longbeachae - - - 1 - 2
Legionella pneumophila 5 10 10 6 8 11
Legionella sp 4 2 3 3 4 8
Listeria            
Listeria monocytogenes 7 16 5 8 3 3
Mycobacterium            
Mycobacterium tuberculosis 111 103 86 91 70 56
Neisseria            
Neisseria meningitidis 25 19 12 20 16 15
Orthopoxvirus            
Mpox virus 1 4 1 3 3 2
Paramyxoviruses            
Measles virus 2 6 7 3 4 9
Mumps virus 13 2 2 6 5 3
Plasmodium            
Plasmodium falciparum 18 1 12 4 2 -
Plasmodium malariae - - 1 - - -
Plasmodium ovale 1 - 1 - - -
Plasmodium vivax 1 - - - - -
Polyomavirus            
Polyomavirus BK 38 86 46 41 40 44
Polyomavirus JC 12 13 11 19 9 9
Polyomavirus untyped - 2 1 1 - -
Rickettsia            
Rickettsia mooseri - - - - - 1
Rickettsia spotted fever - - 1 - - -
Rubella virus            
Rubella virus 2 5 2 1 2 1
Salmonella            
Other salmonellas 72 65 73 54 39 27
Salmonella agona 8 - - 5 - -
Salmonella chester - 6 - - - -
Salmonella enteritidis 94 85 96 59 41 18
Salmonella infantis 11 - 8 6 - 6
Salmonella kentucky - - 5 - - -
Salmonella newport 5 - - 6 - -
Salmonella panama 5 - - - - -
Salmonella sp 18 23 23 29 111 132
Salmonella typhi and paratyphi 6 9 10 7 13 9
Salmonella typhimurium 24 33 30 34 30 18
Salmonella virchow - - 5 - - -
Shigella            
Shigella boydii - - 2 - - 1
Shigella dysenteriae 2 1 1 - - 1
Shigella flexneri 18 6 10 11 9 5
Shigella sonnei 28 24 32 20 20 20
Shigella sp 66 49 52 50 48 32
Streptococcus            
Streptococcus group A 82 91 65 56 69 62
Streptococcus pneumoniae 91 106 69 70 65 52
Vibrio            
Vibrio cholerae 3 - - - 1 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 2023/24 2023/25 2023/26 2023/27 2023/28 2023/29
Citrobacter              
Citrobacter spp KPC - - - - 2 1
  NDM - 1 1 1 1 -
  OXA48 3 1 1 1 2 2
  VIM 1 - - 1 - -
  Other - - - 4 2 1
Cronobacter              
Cronobacter malonaticus NDM - - 1 - - -
Enterobacter              
Enterobacter cloacae complex IMP - 2 3 3 - -
  KPC 6 2 1 2 2 9
  NDM 4 7 6 2 - 2
  OXA48 3 2 7 2 2 1
  VIM - - - 1 - -
  Other - 1 4 2 3 1
Other enterobacter spp IMP 1 - - - - -
  KPC - - 1 - 1 -
  NDM - 1 1 - 1 -
  OXA48 - - 1 - 2 -
  VIM - 1 - - - -
Escherichia              
Escherichia coli IMP 3 - - - - -
  KPC 6 8 2 4 3 6
  NDM 10 14 9 16 12 6
  OXA48 16 12 12 9 3 4
  VIM 1 1 1 - - -
  Other - 1 2 1 1 2
Klebsiella              
Klebsiella aerogenes KPC - - 1 - - -
  Other 1 - 1 1 2 -
Klebsiella oxytoca KPC 1 - 1 - 1 2
  NDM - - 1 - - -
  OXA48 - 1 - - - 1
  Other - 1 - - - -
Klebsiella pneumoniae IMP 1 - - - - -
  KPC 11 8 10 13 5 1
  NDM 3 8 5 8 8 3
  OXA48 3 7 11 5 10 2
  VIM 1 1 - - 1 -
  Other 1 1 1 1 1 -
Klebsiella serogenes NDM - 1 - - - -
  OXA48 - 1 - - - -
  VIM - 1 - - - -
  Other - 1 - - - -
Klebsiella variicola NDM - - - - 1 -
  OXA48 - - - - - 1
Other klebsiella spp OXA48 - 1 - - - -
Morganella              
Morganella morganii Other - - - 2 4 -
Pantoea              
Pantoea agglomerans KPC - - - - 1 -
Pluralibacter              
Pluralibacter gergoviae Other - 1 - - - -
Proteus              
Proteus spp KPC 1 - - - - -
Serratia              
Serratia marcescens/ureilytica Other - - - 2 - -

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 the AMRHAI Reference Unit.

Week notification received 2023/24 2023/25 2023/26 2023/27 2023/28 2023/29
Acinetobacter              
Acinetobacter baumannii IMP - 1 - - - -
Acinetobacter calcoaceticus/baumannii complex IMP - 1 - - - -
Acinetobacter pittii NDM - - 1 - - -
Other acinetobacter spp NDM - 1 - - - -
Pseudomonas              
Pseudomonas aeruginosa IMP - - 1 - - -
  NDM - - 1 1 - -
  VIM - 1 - - 1 -
  Other 3 1 2 1 1 2
Other              
  KPC 1 - - - - -
  Other - - - 1 1 -