Research and analysis

NOIDs causative agents: week 14 (week ending 6 April 2025)

Updated 24 April 2025

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 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 2025/09 2025/10 2025/11 2025/12 2025/13 2025/14
Arboviruses            
West Nile Virus 1 - - - - -
Bacillus            
Bacillus cereus 14 16 15 19 12 13
Bordetella            
Bordetella pertussis 7 9 13 4 10 8
Borrelia            
Borrelia burgdorferi 19 11 18 19 20 15
Borrelia sp 7 3 3 2 3 2
Brucella            
Brucella sp 4 - 4 1 - 1
Campylobacter            
Campylobacter coli 23 29 33 33 35 29
Campylobacter fetus 1 - - - - -
Campylobacter jejuni 297 307 311 286 256 251
Campylobacter other named 3 2 2 - 2 7
Campylobacter rectus 1 - - - - 1
Campylobacter sp 1,032 1,036 1,109 1,011 930 977
Campylobacter upsaliensis 4 - 3 1 - -
Campylobacter ureolyticus (bacteroides corrodens) - - - 1 3 3
Chikungunya virus            
Chikungunya virus 2 1 1 1 1 -
Clostridium            
Clostridium perfringens 31 24 37 41 33 35
Coronavirus            
Coronavirus 238 189 170 150 127 136
Human coronavirus 229e 1 1 - - 1 -
Human coronavirus hku1 1 5 1 - - 1
Human coronavirus oc43 - - - 1 - -
SARS-CoV-2 antibody indeterminate - 2 6 - - -
SARS-CoV-2 antibody void 14 26 34 34 34 16
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) 912 920 895 1,070 1,123 1,144
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) indeterminate 41 55 42 60 37 35
SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody negative 11 41 18 5 19 32
SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody positive 32 103 85 47 68 99
SARS-CoV-2 total antibody negative 8 4 12 - 16 16
SARS-CoV-2 total antibody positive 8 8 41 29 38 24
Corynebacterium            
Corynebacterium diphtheriae 3 - 4 5 1 -
Corynebacterium ulcerans 1 - - - 1 1
Coxiella            
Coxiella burnetii - 1 - - - 1
Cryptosporidium            
Cryptosporidium hominis 4 2 2 6 2 -
Cryptosporidium meleagridis - - - - 1 -
Cryptosporidium parvum 17 11 13 30 37 8
Cryptosporidium sp 28 39 39 22 19 62
Cryptosporidium ubiquitum - 2 - - - -
Entamoeba            
Entamoeba histolytica 2 6 2 4 4 1
Escherichia            
Escherichia coli O 157 7 10 9 11 7 4
Flaviviruses            
Dengue virus 5 1 2 - 6 3
Giardia            
Giardia sp 95 123 123 108 107 96
Haemophilus            
Haemophilus influenzae 79 85 91 77 79 102
Hepatitis viruses            
Hepatitis A 18 18 12 13 13 13
Hepatitis B 279 289 311 320 271 234
Hepatitis C 214 277 295 289 277 249
Hepatitis D 3 9 8 6 5 10
Hepatitis E 45 39 60 27 33 48
Influenza virus            
Influenza A 1,810 1,657 1,352 1,312 1,187 910
Influenza B 2,045 1,649 1,438 1,242 1,162 818
Influenza indeterminate - 1 - - - -
Influenza ungrouped 75 59 40 51 51 35
Legionella            
Legionella pneumophila 6 12 7 5 10 2
Legionella sp 1 6 2 4 5 2
Leptospira            
Leptospira interrogans - - 1 - 1 -
Listeria            
Listeria monocytogenes 2 7 3 5 2 12
Mycobacterium            
Mycobacterium tuberculosis 99 93 101 93 76 91
Neisseria            
Neisseria meningitidis 30 16 33 40 32 33
Orthopoxvirus            
Mpox virus positive 4 4 3 8 7 6
Paramyxoviruses            
Measles virus 20 16 10 9 14 16
Mumps virus 9 7 13 12 9 6
Plasmodium            
Plasmodium falciparum 1 1 7 12 - -
Plasmodium malariae - - 1 - - -
Plasmodium ovale - - 1 2 - -
Plasmodium vivax - - - 1 - -
Polyomavirus            
Polyomavirus BK 60 60 69 46 61 60
Polyomavirus JC 6 9 7 9 14 11
Polyomavirus untyped 11 14 20 3 11 15
Rickettsia            
Rickettsia mooseri - - - - - 1
Rubella virus            
Rubella virus 3 1 1 3 3 4
Salmonella            
Other salmonellas 51 55 55 54 34 27
Salmonella agona - - - 5 - -
Salmonella chester - - - - 5 -
Salmonella enteritidis 26 36 38 17 19 9
Salmonella infantis - - 5 - - -
Salmonella kentucky - - 5 - - -
Salmonella newport - 8 - 7 - -
Salmonella saint-paul 14 6 8 - - -
Salmonella sp 23 39 31 26 58 112
Salmonella typhi and paratyphi 15 5 9 13 14 13
Salmonella typhimurium 28 13 19 14 14 7
Shigella            
Shigella boydii 1 - 1 - - 1
Shigella dysenteriae - - - 1 1 1
Shigella flexneri 20 16 18 11 13 19
Shigella sonnei 13 12 11 22 16 6
Shigella sp 55 61 70 47 67 70
Streptococcus            
Streptococcus group A 61 52 60 56 75 50
Streptococcus pneumoniae 181 142 131 147 150 135
Vibrio            
Vibrio cholerae - 1 2 1 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 2025/09 2025/10 2025/11 2025/12 2025/13 2025/14
Citrobacter              
Citrobacter spp IMP - 1 1 - - -
  KPC 3 - 1 2 - -
  NDM 2 - - 1 1 -
  OXA48 4 2 2 2 1 -
  VIM 2 - - - - -
  Other 1 - 1 - - -
Enterobacter              
Enterobacter cloacae complex IMP 4 1 1 1 - -
  KPC 2 2 - 1 - 1
  NDM 5 10 5 10 11 1
  OXA48 5 - 2 2 - -
  Other 2 - 1 - 2 -
Other enterobacter spp KPC 1 - - - - -
  NDM - - - 1 - -
  OXA48 - - - 2 - -
Escherichia              
Escherichia coli KPC 3 1 2 1 - -
  NDM 16 18 17 18 16 2
  OXA48 20 26 17 16 13 6
  Other 1 - 1 3 1 -
Klebsiella              
Klebsiella aerogenes KPC - - - 1 - -
  OXA48 1 - - - - -
Klebsiella oxytoca IMP - 1 - - - -
  KPC - 1 1 - - -
  NDM - 1 1 - - -
  OXA48 - 1 1 - - -
Klebsiella pneumoniae IMP - 2 - 1 2 -
  KPC 16 7 5 10 17 -
  NDM 8 7 12 10 7 -
  OXA48 9 12 12 6 3 1
  Other 3 - 2 3 3 1
Other klebsiella spp NDM - - 1 - 1 -
  Other - - 1 - 1 -
Morganella              
Morganella morganii NDM 1 1 1 - - -
  OXA48 - 1 - - - -
Pantoea              
Pantoea spp NDM - - - - 1 -
Proteus              
Proteus mirabilis NDM 2 3 1 1 - 1
  OXA48 - - - 1 1 -
  Other 1 2 1 1 1 1
Providencia              
Providencia stuartii Other - - - - 1 -
Raoultella              
Raoultella ornithinolytica KPC - 1 - - - -
  OXA48 1 - - - - -
Serratia              
Serratia marcescens/ureilytica NDM - 1 - - - -
  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 the AMRHAI Reference Unit.

Week notification received 2025/09 2025/10 2025/11 2025/12 2025/13 2025/14
Acinetobacter              
Acinetobacter baumannii NDM 1 3 1 2 - -
Pseudomonas              
Pseudomonas aeruginosa NDM 1 2 1 - - 1
  Other 2 1 1 1 2 -
Other pseudomonas spp NDM 1 1 - - - -
  VIM 1 - - - - 1
  Other 1 1 - - - -
Other              
  KPC 1 - - 1 - -
  OXA48 - - - - - 1