Research and analysis

NOIDs causative agents: week 28 (week ending 14 July 2025)

Updated 15 July 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

1. Statutory notifications of causative agents, grouped by root organism

Totals for the current week compared to the previous 5.

Week notification received 2025/23 2025/24 2025/25 2025/26 2025/27 2025/28
Bacillus            
Bacillus cereus 26 15 23 36 41 30
Bordetella            
Bordetella pertussis 7 5 9 7 10 4
Borrelia            
Borrelia burgdorferi 20 31 34 39 50 59
Borrelia other named - - - - - 1
Borrelia sp 1 - 2 5 6 3
Brucella            
Brucella melitensis 1 - - - - -
Campylobacter            
Campylobacter coli 52 48 46 39 45 34
Campylobacter jejuni 349 354 360 320 333 300
Campylobacter lari - 2 - - - -
Campylobacter other named 3 1 4 2 1 2
Campylobacter sp 1,301 1,258 1,165 1,147 1,096 1,304
Campylobacter upsaliensis 3 1 1 1 - 2
Campylobacter ureolyticus (bacteroides corrodens) - 4 2 - - -
Chikungunya virus            
Chikungunya virus 3 - 2 - 1 -
Clostridium            
Clostridium perfringens 47 45 30 43 34 28
Coronavirus            
Coronavirus 44 40 32 31 19 13
Human coronavirus 229e 2 - 3 - - 1
Human coronavirus nl63 - 1 - - - -
Human coronavirus oc43 2 1 1 - 1 -
SARS-CoV-2 antibody indeterminate - - - - - 14
SARS-CoV-2 antibody void 12 26 40 24 36 14
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) 1,218 1,291 1,329 1,042 928 1,046
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) indeterminate 22 58 56 32 30 33
SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody negative 32 25 19 27 20 35
SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody positive 86 70 78 86 70 94
SARS-CoV-2 total antibody negative - 4 4 13 8 8
SARS-CoV-2 total antibody positive 15 27 9 26 36 27
Corynebacterium            
Corynebacterium diphtheriae 1 - 2 7 4 6
Corynebacterium ulcerans 1 10 3 1 - -
Coxiella            
Coxiella burnetii 1 - - 1 1 1
Cryptosporidium            
Cryptosporidium cuniculus - - 1 - - -
Cryptosporidium hominis 8 12 14 13 5 4
Cryptosporidium meleagridis - - 1 - - -
Cryptosporidium parvum 28 31 26 28 18 14
Cryptosporidium sp 29 31 34 30 38 74
Entamoeba            
Entamoeba histolytica 4 4 5 1 3 3
Escherichia            
Escherichia coli O 157 16 10 22 14 13 10
Flaviviruses            
Dengue virus 6 1 9 6 3 4
Giardia            
Giardia intestinalis 1 1 - - - 17
Giardia sp 104 91 114 109 98 101
Haemophilus            
Haemophilus influenzae 73 69 46 58 63 55
Hepatitis viruses            
Hepatitis A 18 29 36 18 21 18
Hepatitis B 264 244 307 319 308 250
Hepatitis C 284 289 243 290 264 241
Hepatitis D 9 7 10 9 6 9
Hepatitis E 29 40 47 32 24 28
Influenza virus            
Influenza A 148 265 188 200 155 160
Influenza B 19 18 27 21 17 16
Influenza indeterminate - 1 3 - - -
Influenza ungrouped 2 5 2 - 1 6
Legionella            
Legionella longbeachae 1 1 - - 1 -
Legionella pneumophila 7 9 7 8 5 7
Legionella sp 4 1 7 2 - 5
Listeria            
Listeria monocytogenes 4 12 3 5 6 4
Mycobacterium            
Mycobacterium tuberculosis 88 126 119 112 84 98
Neisseria            
Neisseria meningitidis 28 24 16 19 31 13
Orthopoxvirus            
Mpox virus positive 10 2 10 5 4 9
Paramyxoviruses            
Measles virus 27 28 24 27 28 28
Mumps virus 6 12 6 9 5 9
Plasmodium            
Plasmodium falciparum 4 - - - 1 -
Plasmodium malariae 1 - - 1 - -
Polyomavirus            
Polyomavirus BK 41 51 66 27 56 42
Polyomavirus JC 12 16 10 14 13 20
Polyomavirus untyped 21 6 11 23 10 9
Rickettsia            
Rickettsia prowazekii - - 1 - - 1
Rickettsia spotted fever - - 1 2 1 -
Rubella virus            
Rubella virus 1 2 1 1 7 1
Salmonella            
Other salmonellas 70 69 61 80 44 19
Salmonella agona 6 - - - - -
Salmonella bareilly - - 6 - - -
Salmonella chester - 5 5 - 6 -
Salmonella enteritidis 64 71 61 84 45 15
Salmonella infantis 6 11 5 8 - -
Salmonella java - 6 5 6 5 -
Salmonella newport 5 - 6 5 7 -
Salmonella saint-paul - 5 10 8 - -
Salmonella sp 23 24 26 28 136 201
Salmonella typhi and paratyphi 24 13 12 10 17 10
Salmonella typhimurium 31 36 36 34 25 9
Salmonella enterica - - - - 5 13
Shigella            
Shigella boydii 1 - 1 2 - 1
Shigella dysenteriae 1 - 2 - - -
Shigella flexneri 17 15 14 15 16 9
Shigella sonnei 11 11 10 10 18 22
Shigella sp 59 50 56 44 81 54
Streptococcus            
Streptococcus group A 76 47 68 66 55 52
Streptococcus pneumoniae 119 107 85 102 74 79
Vibrio            
Vibrio cholerae 3 2 - 1 2 3

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 2025/23 2025/24 2025/25 2025/26 2025/27 2025/28
Citrobacter              
Citrobacter spp IMP 1 2 2 - 2 -
  KPC 3 1 2 3 1 -
  NDM 2 1 - 1 - -
  OXA48 2 - 4 2 1 -
  VIM - - 1 - - -
  Other 1 1 1 - - -
Enterobacter              
Enterobacter cloacae complex IMP 3 6 1 2 1 -
  KPC 3 7 9 8 1 2
  NDM 5 8 17 7 8 1
  OXA48 1 6 3 6 1 -
  Other 1 1 - 2 1 1
Other enterobacter spp NDM 1 - - - 1 -
Escherichia              
Escherichia coli IMP 1 1 1 - 1 -
  KPC - 1 5 1 - 1
  NDM 19 23 31 21 15 6
  OXA48 24 27 23 17 25 3
  VIM - 1 - - - -
  Other 1 2 1 1 1 -
Other escherichia spp NDM 1 - - - - -
  OXA48 1 - - - - -
Klebsiella              
Klebsiella aerogenes KPC - - - 1 - -
  OXA48 - - - 1 - -
Klebsiella oxytoca IMP - - - - 1 -
  KPC 1 2 - - 3 -
  NDM - 1 - - - -
  OXA48 1 - 1 - 1 -
  VIM 1 - - - 1 -
  Other 1 1 - - - -
Klebsiella pneumoniae IMP 2 3 1 - 2 -
  KPC 8 12 11 8 5 1
  NDM 7 9 11 6 10 2
  OXA48 9 9 14 15 6 1
  VIM 1 1 1 - - -
  Other 2 1 1 1 1 1
Klebsiella pneumoniae subsp ozenae NDM - - - 1 - -
Other klebsiella spp KPC 1 - - - - -
  NDM - - 1 - - -
  OXA48 - - 1 - - -
Leclercia              
Leclercia adecarboxylata OXA48 - - - 1 - -
Morganella              
Morganella morganii Other 1 - - - - -
Pantoea              
Pantoea septica KPC 1 - - - - -
Proteus              
Proteus mirabilis NDM 1 1 - 1 1 -
  OXA48 - - - - 1 -
  Other 2 - - 2 1 -
Raoultella              
Raoultella spp KPC - - - - 1 -
  OXA48 - - 1 - - -
Serratia              
Serratia marcescens/ureilytica KPC - - 1 1 - -

3. 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 2025/23 2025/24 2025/25 2025/26 2025/27 2025/28
Acinetobacter              
Acinetobacter baumannii NDM 1 2 1 - - -
Other acinetobacter spp NDM - - - 1 - -
Pseudomonas              
Pseudomonas aeruginosa IMP - - 1 1 - -
  NDM 1 1 2 1 - -
  VIM - 1 - - - -
  Other 1 1 2 2 3 -
Pseudomonas nitroreducens VIM - - 1 - - -
Pseudomonas putida group VIM - - - - 1 -
Other pseudomonas spp NDM 1 - - - - -
Other              
  OXA48 - - - - 1 -