Research and analysis

NOIDs causative agents: week 32 (week ending 11 August 2024)

Updated 20 December 2024

Applies to England and Wales

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 2024/27 2024/28 2024/29 2024/30 2024/31 2024/32
Arboviruses            
West Nile Virus 1 - - - - 1
Bacillus            
Bacillus cereus 33 21 21 22 18 31
Bordetella            
Bordetella pertussis 230 196 241 304 297 262
Borrelia            
Borrelia burgdorferi 35 41 35 48 35 26
Borrelia sp 6 7 8 6 8 5
Brucella            
Brucella melitensis 1 - - - 1 -
Brucella sp 1 - 4 - - 1
Campylobacter            
Campylobacter coli 51 48 54 53 48 65
Campylobacter curvus - - 1 - - -
Campylobacter fetus 1 - 1 1 1 -
Campylobacter jejuni 335 333 288 318 296 279
Campylobacter lari - - 1 1 - 1
Campylobacter other named 2 1 1 - 3 2
Campylobacter sp 1,433 1,254 1,340 1,218 1,234 1,234
Campylobacter upsaliensis 1 1 1 2 1 2
Campylobacter ureolyticus (bacteroides corrodens) 1 3 - - 1 1
Chikungunya virus            
Chikungunya virus 1 1 1 - - 1
Clostridium            
Clostridium perfringens 42 33 28 40 30 29
Coronavirus            
Coronavirus 44 39 44 41 40 16
Human coronavirus 229e - 1 - - - -
SARS coronavirus - 3 - - 1 2
SARS-CoV-2 antibody indeterminate 55 38 123 127 95 69
SARS-CoV-2 antibody void - - - - 2 2
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) 3,026 3,464 3,984 3,487 2,860 2,093
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) indeterminate 59 68 121 86 84 60
SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody negative 9 20 23 13 16 17
SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody positive 151 98 122 94 117 113
SARS-CoV-2 total antibody negative 6 24 25 30 17 10
SARS-CoV-2 total antibody positive 66 86 82 81 44 54
Corynebacterium            
Corynebacterium diphtheriae - 1 4 3 2 2
Corynebacterium ulcerans - 1 - - 1 -
Cryptosporidium            
Cryptosporidium cuniculus 1 - - 1 - -
Cryptosporidium felis - - 1 - - -
Cryptosporidium hominis 11 17 17 14 6 4
Cryptosporidium meleagridis - 2 - - - -
Cryptosporidium parvum 37 47 28 33 27 20
Cryptosporidium sp 22 25 22 38 34 68
Cryptosporidium ubiquitum 1 1 1 2 - -
Entamoeba            
Entamoeba histolytica 2 1 1 2 1 1
Escherichia            
Escherichia coli O 157 11 13 12 8 13 13
Flaviviruses            
Dengue virus 6 2 6 8 4 5
Giardia            
Giardia sp 87 90 116 105 100 93
Haemophilus            
Haemophilus influenzae 68 72 59 69 62 47
Hepatitis viruses            
Hepatitis A 16 12 10 15 13 11
Hepatitis B 361 283 330 268 318 281
Hepatitis C 250 364 263 272 335 265
Hepatitis D 8 6 10 9 3 3
Hepatitis E 21 27 44 26 30 33
Influenza virus            
Influenza A 223 280 339 327 220 262
Influenza B 38 38 40 46 33 23
Influenza indeterminate - - - 1 - -
Influenza ungrouped 3 1 6 5 3 4
Legionella            
Legionella longbeachae 1 1 - - - -
Legionella other named - - - - 1 -
Legionella pneumophila 9 6 15 7 1 2
Legionella sp 2 4 - 3 2 1
Leptospira            
Leptospira interrogans - - - 1 - 1
Listeria            
Listeria monocytogenes 3 4 4 3 5 3
Mycobacterium            
Mycobacterium tuberculosis 102 75 91 115 85 94
Neisseria            
Neisseria meningitidis 12 23 15 17 15 15
Orthopoxvirus            
Mpox virus 5 4 17 19 12 14
Paramyxoviruses            
Measles virus 72 65 58 55 60 46
Mumps virus 9 6 9 9 6 6
Plasmodium            
Plasmodium falciparum - - 1 1 1 14
Plasmodium vivax - - - - - 1
Polyomavirus            
Polyomavirus BK 52 45 75 52 51 66
Polyomavirus JC 7 8 15 7 8 7
Polyomavirus untyped 8 17 17 13 13 8
Rickettsia            
Rickettsia sp 1 - 1 - - -
Rickettsia tsutsugamushi 1 - - - - -
Rubella virus            
Rubella virus 2 - 4 3 4 6
Salmonella            
Other salmonellas 73 67 69 80 42 29
Salmonella agona 6 - - - - -
Salmonella anatum - 5 - - - -
Salmonella braenderup - - 5 - - -
Salmonella chester - 5 - - - -
Salmonella enterica 7 - - - 9 -
Salmonella enteritidis 87 84 96 79 52 27
Salmonella heidelberg 6 6 - - - -
Salmonella infantis 5 5 - 5 - -
Salmonella java - 5 6 - - -
Salmonella newport 8 7 - 5 5 -
Salmonella saint-paul - - 5 - - -
Salmonella sp 24 23 52 43 114 232
Salmonella stanley - - - 5 - -
Salmonella typhi and paratyphi 15 10 11 9 18 12
Salmonella typhimurium 35 33 34 32 12 12
Salmonella virchow - - 5 - - -
Salmonella enterica - 7 - - - -
Shigella            
Shigella boydii 1 1 1 1 2 -
Shigella flexneri 18 15 19 23 11 7
Shigella sonnei 12 25 25 23 13 17
Shigella sp 45 52 50 65 68 82
Streptococcus            
Streptococcus group A 72 56 63 50 66 50
Streptococcus pneumoniae 94 84 87 74 78 61
Vibrio            
Vibrio cholerae 1 1 1 1 2 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 Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare-Associated Infections (AMRHAI) Reference Unit.

Week notification received 2024/27 2024/28 2024/29 2024/30 2024/31 2024/32
Citrobacter              
Citrobacter spp IMP - - 1 1 1 -
  KPC - 3 - 1 1 -
  NDM 1 - 1 2 1 1
  OXA48 1 2 - 4 4 1
  VIM 2 1 - - 2 -
Enterobacter              
Enterobacter cloacae complex IMP 3 3 1 2 - -
  KPC 1 3 3 7 5 5
  NDM 5 7 7 12 11 1
  OXA48 3 3 1 5 6 3
  VIM - - - - 2 -
  Other 3 - - 2 1 1
Other enterobacter spp IMP 1 1 1 - 1 -
  NDM 1 3 2 3 3 -
  OXA48 - 1 - - - -
  VIM - 1 - 1 1 -
Escherichia              
Escherichia coli IMP - - 1 - 4 -
  KPC 7 12 6 5 10 6
  NDM 17 11 17 19 16 6
  OXA48 18 25 19 23 23 5
  VIM 1 2 - - 2 -
  Other 1 1 1 1 3 1
Escherichia hermannii OXA48 - 1 - - - -
Klebsiella              
Klebsiella aerogenes KPC 1 - - - - -
  NDM - - 1 - - -
  OXA48 - - - - 1 -
Klebsiella oxytoca IMP - - - - 1 -
  KPC 1 1 1 2 - -
  NDM - - - 1 1 -
  OXA48 2 - - - 1 -
  VIM - 1 1 1 - -
Klebsiella pneumoniae IMP - 2 2 6 10 -
  KPC 24 17 18 22 19 4
  NDM 9 7 6 14 11 3
  OXA48 10 9 16 13 11 1
  VIM 2 1 1 - 4 -
  Other 2 2 3 1 1 1
Klebsiella variicola KPC - 1 - 1 - -
  NDM - - - 1 1 -
  OXA48 - - - - - 1
Other klebsiella spp OXA48 - 1 1 - - -
Leclercia              
Leclercia adecarboxylata KPC - - - - - 1
  NDM - - - 1 - -
Phytobacter              
Pytobacter ursingii KPC - - - - 1 -
Proteus              
Proteus mirabilis NDM 2 - 1 1 1 -
  Other 1 - - - - -
Raoultella              
Raoultella spp NDM - - - 1 - -
Serratia              
Serratia marcescens/ureilytica OXA48 1 - - 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 2024/27 2024/28 2024/29 2024/30 2024/31 2024/32
Acinetobacter              
Acinetobacter baumannii NDM - 1 - 2 2 -
  Other - - - - 1 -
Acinetobacter calcoaceticus/baumannii complex NDM 1 - - - - -
Other acinetobacter spp NDM 1 1 - - 1 -
Pseudomonas              
Pseudomonas aeruginosa IMP - - - - 2 -
  NDM 3 1 - - - -
  VIM 3 1 - - 1 1
  Other 1 1 2 2 1 -
Pseudomonas monteilli VIM - 1 - 1 - -
Other              
  IMP - - 1 - - -
  NDM 1 1 1 - - -
  VIM 1 - - - - -