Research and analysis

NOIDs causative agents: week 26 (week ending 30 June 2025)

Updated 30 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 2025/21 2025/22 2025/23 2025/24 2025/25 2025/26
Bacillus            
Bacillus cereus 29 23 26 15 23 36
Bordetella            
Bordetella pertussis 3 9 7 5 9 7
Borrelia            
Borrelia burgdorferi 22 18 20 31 34 37
Borrelia sp 2 5 1 - 2 5
Brucella            
Brucella canis 1 - - - - -
Brucella melitensis - - 1 - - -
Brucella sp - 2 - - - -
Campylobacter            
Campylobacter coli 39 57 52 48 46 32
Campylobacter curvus - 1 - - - -
Campylobacter fetus 1 - - - - -
Campylobacter jejuni 396 319 349 353 356 284
Campylobacter lari 1 1 - 2 - -
Campylobacter other named 3 2 3 1 4 2
Campylobacter sp 1,265 1,152 1,296 1,248 1,161 1,176
Campylobacter upsaliensis 1 1 3 1 1 1
Campylobacter ureolyticus (bacteroides corrodens) 1 - - 4 2 -
Chikungunya virus            
Chikungunya virus 3 - 3 - 2 -
Clostridium            
Clostridium perfringens 37 29 47 45 30 42
Coronavirus            
Coronavirus 53 66 44 40 32 29
Human coronavirus 229e 2 2 2 - 2 -
Human coronavirus oc43 - - 2 1 1 -
SARS-CoV-2 antibody void 28 26 12 26 40 24
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) 1,044 1,192 1,218 1,292 1,329 1,045
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) indeterminate 36 27 22 58 56 32
SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody negative 18 41 32 25 19 27
SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody positive 62 104 86 70 78 86
SARS-CoV-2 total antibody negative - - - 4 4 13
SARS-CoV-2 total antibody positive 19 4 15 27 9 26
Corynebacterium            
Corynebacterium diphtheriae 3 7 1 - 2 7
Corynebacterium ulcerans - - 1 10 3 1
Coxiella            
Coxiella burnetii - - 1 - - 1
Cryptosporidium            
Cryptosporidium cuniculus - - - - 1 -
Cryptosporidium hominis 10 7 8 12 14 7
Cryptosporidium meleagridis - - - - 1 -
Cryptosporidium parvum 28 24 27 30 25 18
Cryptosporidium sp 36 25 29 31 35 47
Entamoeba            
Entamoeba histolytica 5 4 4 4 5 1
Escherichia            
Escherichia coli O 157 11 6 16 10 20 10
Flaviviruses            
Dengue virus 6 6 6 1 9 6
Giardia            
Giardia intestinalis - - 1 - - -
Giardia sp 103 82 105 91 114 109
Haemophilus            
Haemophilus influenzae 56 65 73 69 46 57
Hepatitis viruses            
Hepatitis A 16 15 18 29 36 17
Hepatitis B 333 252 261 240 296 296
Hepatitis C 294 258 278 286 241 278
Hepatitis D 8 4 9 7 10 9
Hepatitis E 33 40 29 39 47 32
Influenza virus            
Influenza A 273 237 148 265 188 199
Influenza B 58 60 19 18 27 21
Influenza indeterminate 3 1 - 1 3 -
Influenza ungrouped 13 11 2 5 2 -
Legionella            
Legionella longbeachae - - 1 1 - -
Legionella pneumophila 9 9 7 9 7 7
Legionella sp 3 5 4 1 7 1
Listeria            
Listeria monocytogenes 10 8 4 12 3 5
Mycobacterium            
Mycobacterium tuberculosis 107 99 87 116 104 95
Neisseria            
Neisseria meningitidis 35 22 25 24 17 18
Orthopoxvirus            
Mpox virus positive 1 7 10 2 10 5
Paramyxoviruses            
Measles virus 23 27 27 28 24 29
Mumps virus 5 3 6 12 6 9
Plasmodium            
Plasmodium falciparum - - 4 - - -
Plasmodium malariae - - 1 - - 1
Polyomavirus            
Polyomavirus BK 63 49 41 51 66 27
Polyomavirus JC 15 10 12 16 10 14
Polyomavirus untyped 20 7 21 6 11 23
Rickettsia            
Rickettsia prowazekii 1 - - - 1 -
Rickettsia spotted fever 1 - - - 1 2
Rubella virus            
Rubella virus 3 2 1 2 1 1
Salmonella            
Other salmonellas 60 54 70 66 51 29
Salmonella agona - - 6 - - -
Salmonella chester - 5 - 5 - -
Salmonella enteritidis 49 64 63 67 29 28
Salmonella infantis - - 6 11 - -
Salmonella java 5 - - 6 - -
Salmonella newport 6 - 5 - - -
Salmonella saint-paul 5 - - 5 - -
Salmonella sp 20 20 24 33 117 188
Salmonella typhi and paratyphi 25 23 24 13 12 9
Salmonella typhimurium 39 30 31 34 23 9
Slmonella enterica 7 - - - - -
Shigella            
Shigella boydii 1 1 1 - 1 2
Shigella dysenteriae - - 1 - 2 -
Shigella flexneri 14 18 17 14 8 9
Shigella sonnei 18 16 11 11 9 6
Shigella sp 55 52 58 49 61 52
Streptococcus            
Streptococcus group A 59 58 76 47 67 61
Streptococcus pneumoniae 116 142 116 106 84 100
Vibrio            
Vibrio cholerae 2 - 2 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 2025/21 2025/22 2025/23 2025/24 2025/25 2025/26
Citrobacter              
Citrobacter spp IMP - 1 1 2 2 -
  KPC - 2 3 1 2 1
  NDM 1 2 2 1 - -
  OXA48 2 1 2 - 4 1
  VIM - - - - 1 -
  Other - - 1 1 1 -
Enterobacter              
Enterobacter cloacae complex IMP 4 2 2 5 1 -
  KPC 4 3 3 7 9 2
  NDM 7 8 5 8 15 2
  OXA48 2 2 1 6 3 1
  Other 1 1 1 1 - -
Other enterobacter spp NDM 1 - 1 - - -
Escherichia              
Escherichia coli IMP 2 3 1 1 1 -
  KPC 2 2 - 1 5 1
  NDM 20 28 17 21 30 1
  OXA48 18 13 24 27 23 2
  VIM - - - 1 - -
  Other 2 1 1 2 9 1
Other escherichia spp NDM - - 1 - - -
  OXA48 - - 1 - - -
Klebsiella              
Klebsiella aerogenes NDM - 1 - - - -
Klebsiella oxytoca KPC - - 1 2 - -
  NDM 1 2 - 1 - -
  OXA48 3 - 1 - 1 -
  VIM - - 1 - - -
  Other - - 1 1 - -
Klebsiella pneumoniae IMP 2 - 2 3 1 -
  KPC 7 5 8 11 9 3
  NDM 5 14 6 8 9 3
  OXA48 7 7 9 8 14 4
  VIM 1 1 1 1 1 -
  Other 1 6 2 1 1 -
Klebsiella variicola KPC - 1 - - - -
  NDM - 2 - - - -
Other klebsiella spp KPC - - 1 - - -
  NDM - - - - 1 -
  OXA48 1 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 1 1 1 - -
  Other 1 1 2 - - -
Raoultella              
Raoultella spp OXA48 - - - - 1 -
Serratia              
Serratia marcescens/ureilytica KPC - - - - 1 -
  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 2025/21 2025/22 2025/23 2025/24 2025/25 2025/26
Acinetobacter              
Acinetobacter baumannii IMP 1 - - - - -
  NDM 1 - 1 2 1 -
Acinetobacter pittii NDM - 1 - - - -
Pseudomonas              
Pseudomonas aeruginosa IMP - - - - 1 -
  NDM 3 1 1 1 1 -
  VIM - - - 1 - -
  Other 1 1 1 1 2 1
Pseudomonas nitroreducens VIM - - - - 1 -
Pseudomonas stutzeri group Other - 1 - - - -
Other pseudomonas spp NDM 1 - 1 - - -
Other              
  Other 1 - - - - -