Research and analysis

NOIDs causative agents: week 25 (week ending 23 June 2025)

Updated 23 June 2025

The list of causative agents that laboratories must notify the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) about has been expanded to include additional  notifiable organisms which became reportable under the Health Protection (Notification) (Amendment) Regulations from 6 April 2025.

Publication of the additional causative agents will begin at a later date, once reporting development work has been undertaken to include them.

Laboratories in England have a statutory duty to notify 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 2025/20 2025/21 2025/22 2025/23 2025/24 2025/25
Bacillus            
Bacillus cereus 28 29 22 26 14 23
Bordetella            
Bordetella pertussis 5 3 9 7 4 9
Borrelia            
Borrelia burgdorferi 34 22 18 20 31 34
Borrelia sp 1 2 5 1 - 2
Brucella            
Brucella canis - 1 - - - -
Brucella melitensis - - - 1 - -
Brucella sp 1 - 2 - - -
Campylobacter            
Campylobacter coli 36 39 57 52 48 42
Campylobacter concisus 1 - - - - -
Campylobacter fetus 2 1 - - - -
Campylobacter jejuni 369 396 314 347 353 312
Campylobacter lari - 1 1 - 2 -
Campylobacter other named - 3 2 3 1 4
Campylobacter sp 1,211 1,265 1,126 1,277 1,223 1,198
Campylobacter upsaliensis 3 1 1 3 1 1
Campylobacter ureolyticus (bacteroides corrodens) 1 1 - - 4 2
Chikungunya virus            
Chikungunya virus - 3 - 3 - 2
Clostridium            
Clostridium perfringens 37 37 29 47 45 40
Coronavirus            
Coronavirus 53 49 33 41 36 23
Human coronavirus 229e 1 2 2 2 - 2
Human coronavirus oc43 - - - - 1 -
SARS-CoV-2 antibody void 12 28 26 12 26 40
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) 1,127 1,044 1,192 1,216 1,278 1,318
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) indeterminate 51 36 27 22 58 56
SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody negative 11 18 41 32 25 19
SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody positive 71 62 104 86 70 78
SARS-CoV-2 total antibody negative - - - - 4 4
SARS-CoV-2 total antibody positive 22 19 4 15 27 9
Corynebacterium            
Corynebacterium diphtheriae 4 3 7 1 - 2
Corynebacterium ulcerans - - - 1 10 3
Coxiella            
Coxiella burnetii 2 - - 1 - -
Cryptosporidium            
Cryptosporidium hominis 14 10 7 8 8 4
Cryptosporidium parvum 78 28 24 27 27 10
Cryptosporidium sp 60 36 25 29 38 62
Entamoeba            
Entamoeba histolytica 7 6 4 4 4 5
Escherichia            
Escherichia coli O 157 11 11 6 16 10 13
Flaviviruses            
Dengue virus 2 6 6 6 1 8
Giardia            
Giardia intestinalis - - - 1 - -
Giardia sp 148 103 81 104 90 109
Haemophilus            
Haemophilus influenzae 74 56 62 68 67 43
Hepatitis viruses            
Hepatitis A 18 16 15 18 15 21
Hepatitis B 297 329 248 260 234 274
Hepatitis C 327 294 258 278 284 213
Hepatitis D 3 8 4 8 7 10
Hepatitis E 44 33 39 29 39 47
Influenza virus            
Influenza A 313 273 237 148 238 186
Influenza B 71 58 60 19 17 27
Influenza indeterminate 4 3 1 - 1 3
Influenza ungrouped 10 13 11 2 5 2
Legionella            
Legionella longbeachae 1 - - 1 1 -
Legionella pneumophila 9 9 9 7 8 7
Legionella sp 5 3 5 4 2 7
Listeria            
Listeria monocytogenes 6 10 8 4 12 3
Mycobacterium            
Mycobacterium tuberculosis 94 107 92 87 110 92
Neisseria            
Neisseria meningitidis 26 35 22 25 24 17
Orthopoxvirus            
Mpox virus positive 7 1 7 10 2 9
Paramyxoviruses            
Measles virus 27 23 26 27 27 24
Mumps virus 8 5 3 6 12 5
Plasmodium            
Plasmodium falciparum 11 - - 4 - -
Plasmodium malariae 1 - - 1 - -
Plasmodium ovale 1 - - - - -
Plasmodium vivax 1 - - - - -
Polyomavirus            
Polyomavirus BK 51 63 49 41 51 66
Polyomavirus JC 13 15 10 12 16 10
Polyomavirus untyped 15 20 7 21 6 11
Rickettsia            
Rickettsia prowazekii - 1 - - - 1
Rickettsia spotted fever - 1 - - - 1
Rubella virus            
Rubella virus 1 3 2 1 2 1
Salmonella            
Other salmonellas 66 60 53 70 42 22
Salmonella agona - - - 6 - -
Salmonella chester - - 5 - - -
Salmonella enteritidis 54 49 63 60 23 14
Salmonella infantis - - - 6 - -
Salmonella java 7 5 - - - -
Salmonella newport - 6 - - - -
Salmonella saint-paul 8 5 - - - -
Salmonella sp 26 20 21 33 148 167
Salmonella typhi and paratyphi 19 25 23 24 13 12
Salmonella typhimurium 29 39 30 30 14 14
Slmonella enterica 7 7 - - - -
Shigella            
Shigella boydii 2 1 1 1 - 1
Shigella dysenteriae - - - 1 - 2
Shigella flexneri 19 14 18 16 11 4
Shigella sonnei 10 18 16 11 10 9
Shigella sp 81 55 51 57 53 65
Streptococcus            
Streptococcus group A 68 60 57 74 45 66
Streptococcus pneumoniae 130 116 139 115 102 81
Vibrio            
Vibrio cholerae 2 1 - 1 2 -

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 2025/20 2025/21 2025/22 2025/23 2025/24 2025/25
Citrobacter              
Citrobacter spp IMP - - 1 1 2 -
  KPC - - 1 3 1 -
  NDM 2 1 2 2 1 -
  OXA48 5 2 1 2 - 1
  VIM - - - - - 1
  Other - - - 1 1 1
Enterobacter              
Enterobacter cloacae complex IMP 2 3 2 2 5 -
  KPC 3 4 3 3 6 1
  NDM 8 7 8 5 7 2
  OXA48 5 2 2 1 5 -
  VIM 1 - - - - -
  Other - 1 1 1 1 -
Other enterobacter spp NDM - 1 - 1 - -
Escherichia              
Escherichia coli IMP 1 2 3 1 1 -
  KPC 3 2 1 - 1 1
  NDM 22 20 27 17 20 13
  OXA48 27 18 13 23 26 14
  VIM 2 - - - 1 -
  Other 5 2 1 1 2 3
Other escherichia spp NDM - - - 1 - -
  OXA48 - - - 1 - -
Klebsiella              
Klebsiella aerogenes NDM - - 1 - - -
  OXA48 1 - - - - -
Klebsiella oxytoca KPC - - - 1 2 -
  NDM - 1 2 - 1 -
  OXA48 - 3 - 1 - -
  VIM - - - 1 - -
  Other - - - 1 1 -
Klebsiella pneumoniae IMP - 2 - 2 3 -
  KPC 4 7 5 8 11 1
  NDM 9 5 14 5 8 3
  OXA48 15 7 6 9 8 2
  VIM - 1 1 1 1 -
  Other 1 1 6 2 1 1
Klebsiella variicola KPC 1 - - - - -
  NDM - - 1 - - -
Other klebsiella spp KPC - - - 1 - -
  OXA48 - 1 1 - - -
Leclercia              
Leclercia adecarboxylata IMP - 1 - - - -
  KPC - 1 - - - -
  NDM - 1 - - - -
  OXA48 - 1 - - - -
Morganella              
Morganella morganii OXA48 - 1 - - - -
  Other - - - 1 - -
Pantoea              
Pantoea septica KPC - - - 1 - -
Proteus              
Proteus mirabilis KPC - - 1 - - -
  NDM 4 4 1 1 1 -
  Other 2 1 1 2 - -
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.

Week notification received 2025/20 2025/21 2025/22 2025/23 2025/24 2025/25
Acinetobacter              
Acinetobacter baumannii IMP - 1 - - - -
  NDM 1 1 - 1 2 -
  Other 1 - - - - -
Acinetobacter pittii NDM - - 1 - - -
Pseudomonas              
Pseudomonas aeruginosa NDM 2 3 1 1 1 -
  VIM 1 - - - 1 -
  Other 1 1 1 1 1 1
Pseudomonas stutzeri group Other - - 1 - - -
Other pseudomonas spp NDM - 1 - 1 - -
  Other 1 - - - - -
Other              
  OXA48 2 - - - - -
  Other - 1 - - - -