Research and analysis

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

Updated 23 June 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 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
West Nile Virus 1 - - - - -
Bacillus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Bacillus cereus 14 16 15 19 12 13
Bordetella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Bordetella pertussis 7 9 13 4 10 8
Borrelia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Borrelia burgdorferi 19 11 18 19 20 15
Borrelia sp 7 3 3 2 3 2
Brucella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Brucella sp 4 - 4 1 - 1
Campylobacter Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
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 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Chikungunya virus 2 1 1 1 1 -
Clostridium Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Clostridium perfringens 31 24 37 41 33 35
Coronavirus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
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 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Corynebacterium diphtheriae 3 - 4 5 1 -
Corynebacterium ulcerans 1 - - - 1 1
Coxiella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Coxiella burnetii - 1 - - - 1
Cryptosporidium Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
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 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Entamoeba histolytica 2 6 2 4 4 1
Escherichia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Escherichia coli O 157 7 10 9 11 7 4
Flaviviruses Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Dengue virus 5 1 2 - 6 3
Giardia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Giardia sp 95 123 123 108 107 96
Haemophilus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Haemophilus influenzae 79 85 91 77 79 102
Hepatitis viruses Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
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 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
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 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Legionella pneumophila 6 12 7 5 10 2
Legionella sp 1 6 2 4 5 2
Leptospira Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Leptospira interrogans - - 1 - 1 -
Listeria Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Listeria monocytogenes 2 7 3 5 2 12
Mycobacterium Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Mycobacterium tuberculosis 99 93 101 93 76 91
Neisseria Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Neisseria meningitidis 30 16 33 40 32 33
Orthopoxvirus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Mpox virus positive 4 4 3 8 7 6
Paramyxoviruses Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Measles virus 20 16 10 9 14 16
Mumps virus 9 7 13 12 9 6
Plasmodium Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Plasmodium falciparum 1 1 7 12 - -
Plasmodium malariae - - 1 - - -
Plasmodium ovale - - 1 2 - -
Plasmodium vivax - - - 1 - -
Polyomavirus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
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 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Rickettsia mooseri - - - - - 1
Rubella virus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Rubella virus 3 1 1 3 3 4
Salmonella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
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 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
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 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Streptococcus group A 61 52 60 56 75 50
Streptococcus pneumoniae 181 142 131 147 150 135
Vibrio Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
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 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Citrobacter spp IMP - 1 1 - - -
Ìý KPC 3 - 1 2 - -
Ìý NDM 2 - - 1 1 -
Ìý OXA48 4 2 2 2 1 -
Ìý VIM 2 - - - - -
Ìý Other 1 - 1 - - -
Enterobacter Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Enterobacter cloacae complex IMP 4 1 1 1 - -
Ìý KPC 2 2 - 1 - 1
Ìý NDM 5 10 5 10 11 1
Ìý OXA48 5 - 2 2 - -
Ìý Other 2 - 1 - 2 -
Other enterobacter spp KPC 1 - - - - -
Ìý NDM - - - 1 - -
Ìý OXA48 - - - 2 - -
Escherichia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Escherichia coli KPC 3 1 2 1 - -
Ìý NDM 16 18 17 18 16 2
Ìý OXA48 20 26 17 16 13 6
Ìý Other 1 - 1 3 1 -
Klebsiella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Klebsiella aerogenes KPC - - - 1 - -
Ìý OXA48 1 - - - - -
Klebsiella oxytoca IMP - 1 - - - -
Ìý KPC - 1 1 - - -
Ìý NDM - 1 1 - - -
Ìý OXA48 - 1 1 - - -
Klebsiella pneumoniae IMP - 2 - 1 2 -
Ìý KPC 16 7 5 10 17 -
Ìý NDM 8 7 12 10 7 -
Ìý OXA48 9 12 12 6 3 1
Ìý Other 3 - 2 3 3 1
Other klebsiella spp NDM - - 1 - 1 -
Ìý Other - - 1 - 1 -
Morganella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Morganella morganii NDM 1 1 1 - - -
Ìý OXA48 - 1 - - - -
Pantoea Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Pantoea spp NDM - - - - 1 -
Proteus Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Proteus mirabilis NDM 2 3 1 1 - 1
Ìý OXA48 - - - 1 1 -
Ìý Other 1 2 1 1 1 1
Providencia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Providencia stuartii Other - - - - 1 -
Raoultella Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Raoultella ornithinolytica KPC - 1 - - - -
Ìý OXA48 1 - - - - -
Serratia Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Serratia marcescens/ureilytica NDM - 1 - - - -
Ìý 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 theÌýAMRHAIÌýReference Unit.

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