Research and analysis

NOIDs causative agents: week 44 (week ending 6 November 2022)

Updated 16 January 2023

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
  • 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 2022/39 2022/40 2022/41 2022/42 2022/43 2022/44
Arboviruses            
West Nile virus 1 1 1 - - 1
Bacillus            
Bacillus cereus 16 8 13 23 19 19
Bordetella            
Bordetella pertussis 1 - 2 1 3 -
Borrelia            
Borrelia burgdorferi 22 24 19 9 13 24
Borrelia sp 1 - 2 28 5 3
Borrelia tillae 2 1 2 - - 1
Brucella            
Brucella melitensis - - 1 - 1 -
Brucella sp 1 - - - - -
Burkholderia            
Burkholderia pseudomallei - - - - 1 -
Campylobacter            
Campylobacter coli 25 41 47 30 29 19
Campylobacter fetus - 1 - 1 - -
Campylobacter gracilis 1 - - - 1 -
Campylobacter jejuni 266 258 228 299 271 200
Campylobacter other named - - 2 - - 1
Campylobacter rectus - - - 1 - -
Campylobacter sp 788 1,554 822 1,021 811 881
Campylobacter upsaliensis - 1 1 3 - -
Campylobacter ureolyticus (bacteroides corrodens) 1 1 - 1 - 1
Chikungunya virus            
Chikungunya virus 1 - 2 - 1 2
Clostridium            
Clostridium perfringens 33 30 22 32 23 40
Coronavirus            
Coronavirus 19 10 18 26 13 30
SARS coronavirus - - 1 - 1 1
SARS-CoV-2 antibody indeterminate 111 73 104 137 113 144
SARS-CoV-2 antibody void 6 11 32 9 12 5
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) 51,755 61,545 55,385 46,833 32,152 24,399
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) indeterminate 508 589 732 618 346 352
SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody negative 356 366 339 319 293 194
SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody positive 1,185 1,223 1,786 1,707 1,326 1,075
SARS-CoV-2 total antibody negative 503 475 557 679 334 447
SARS-CoV-2 total antibody positive 1,516 1,486 1,672 1,916 1,025 1,178
Corynebacterium            
Corynebacterium diphtheriae 1 4 - 4 4 10
Corynebacterium ulcerans 1 - - - - 2
Cryptosporidium            
Cryptosporidium hominis 71 60 48 58 30 13
Cryptosporidium meleagridis 1 - - - - -
Cryptosporidium parvum 49 46 33 47 33 18
Cryptosporidium sp 50 73 27 59 45 97
Entamoeba            
Entamoeba histolytica 3 2 4 1 - -
Escherichia            
Escherichia coli O 157 23 15 18 14 15 14
Flaviviruses            
Dengue virus 4 2 5 5 1 5
Giardia            
Giardia lamblia 1 3 2 3 4 2
Haemophilus            
Haemophilus influenzae 33 45 50 54 44 46
Hepatitis viruses            
Hepatitis A 13 18 23 35 16 9
Hepatitis B 209 176 155 439 239 238
Hepatitis C 305 288 289 266 258 273
Hepatitis D 6 4 13 4 3 1
Hepatitis E 29 35 25 23 22 23
Influenza virus            
Influenza A 447 609 819 1,283 1,267 1,226
Influenza B 43 56 82 107 98 81
Influenza indeterminate 1 10 4 5 3 4
Influenza ungrouped 18 16 23 32 58 43
Legionella            
Legionella other named 2 - - - - -
Legionella pneumophila 7 8 10 3 2 8
Legionella sp 2 1 5 5 2 3
Listeria            
Listeria monocytogenes 3 4 1 4 1 6
Mycobacterium            
Mycobacterium tuberculosis 60 76 44 240 45 82
Neisseria            
Neisseria meningitidis 9 11 10 11 10 12
Orthopoxvirus            
Monkeypox virus 25 20 13 10 5 6
Paramyxoviruses            
Measles virus 1 - 1 1 1 1
Mumps virus 50 5 1 6 7 7
Plasmodium            
Plasmodium falciparum 12 10 3 - 23 8
Plasmodium malariae 1 - - - - -
Plasmodium ovale 1 - - - 1 3
Plasmodium vivax 1 - - - 1 1
Polyomavirus            
Polyomavirus BK 52 38 56 45 65 33
Polyomavirus JC 8 5 12 6 5 3
Rickettsia            
Rickettsia spotted fever 1 - - - - -
Rubella virus            
Rubella virus 7 2 5 2 6 6
Salmonella            
Other salmonellas 82 51 52 54 40 16
Salmonella agona - 6 - - - -
Salmonella chester 6 - - - - -
Salmonella enteritidis 68 71 73 51 33 11
Salmonella infantis 8 5 9 6 - -
Salmonella java - - 5 - - -
Salmonella kentucky 7 - 5 - - -
Salmonella mbandaka - - 5 8 9 -
Salmonella newport 5 7 6 6 6 -
Salmonella sp 20 31 19 17 70 142
Salmonella typhi and paratyphi 24 10 17 6 15 16
Salmonella typhimurium 65 54 44 31 24 10
Salmonella virchow 7 5 - - 6 -
Salmonella enterica - 6 - - - -
Shigella            
Shigella boydii 3 - 1 1 1 4
Shigella dysenteriae 1 - - - - 1
Shigella flexneri 13 16 12 14 13 7
Shigella sonnei 27 20 35 47 24 12
Shigella sp 40 34 34 114 44 61
Streptococcus            
Streptococcus group A 39 58 55 58 48 72
Streptococcus pneumoniae 81 93 97 117 87 125
Vibrio            
Vibrio cholerae - 2 - 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 2022/39 2022/40 2022/41 2022/42 2022/43 2022/44
Citrobacter              
Citrobacter spp IMP 1 - - 1 1 -
  KPC 1 - - - - -
  NDM 1 1 1 - - -
  OXA48 - 3 1 1 1 1
Enterobacter              
Enterobacter cloacae complex IMP 1 - 1 2 - -
  KPC 6 2 1 2 2 -
  NDM - 4 4 2 1 -
  OXA48 1 3 - - - 1
  VIM - - - 1 1 -
  Other - 1 1 - - -
Other enterobacter spp IMP - - - 1 1 -
  KPC - 1 1 - - -
Escherichia              
Escherichia coli IMP 2 - - - - -
  KPC 7 3 5 1 1 9
  NDM 11 7 4 6 1 1
  OXA48 14 7 9 10 4 2
  VIM 1 - - - 1 -
  Other 2 - - 2 1 -
Escherichia hermannii KPC - 1 - - - -
  NDM - - - 1 - -
Klebsiella              
Klebsiella oxytoca IMP - 1 - - 1 -
  KPC 1 3 1 - 1 1
  OXA48 - - - - 1 -
Klebsiella pneumoniae IMP 1 3 - - - -
  KPC 5 7 11 - 3 4
  NDM 2 2 4 4 - 1
Klebsiella pneumoniae OXA48 8 9 7 14 3 1
  Other 1 2 2 2 1 -
Klebsiella variicola OXA48 - - - 1 1 -
Other klebsiella spp KPC - 1 - - - -
Leclercia              
Leclercia adecarboxylata KPC - 1 - - - -
Pantoea              
Pantoea septica KPC - - - - 1 -
Pluralibacter              
Pluralibacter spp KPC - - - - - 1
Proteus              
Proteus mirabilis VIM 1 - - - - -
Serratia              
Serratia marcescens/ureilytica KPC 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 2022/39 2022/40 2022/41 2022/42 2022/43 2022/44
Acinetobacter              
Acinetobacter baumannii Other - - 1 - 1 -
Other acinetobacter spp NDM - - - 1 - -
Pseudomonas              
Pseudomonas aeruginosa IMP - - - 1 1 -
  NDM - - - 1 2 -
  VIM - 1 2 3 1 -
  Other - 4 2 1 2 2
Pseudomonas putida group VIM 1 - - - - -
Other pseudomonas spp IMP - - - 1 - -
Other              
  NDM - - - - 1 -
  OXA48 - - - - 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.