Research and analysis

NOIDs causative agents: week 30 (week ending 28 July 2025)

Updated 29 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

Statutory notifications of causative agents, grouped by root organism

Totals for the current week compared to the previous 5.

Week notification received 2025/25 2025/26 2025/27 2025/28 2025/29 2025/30
Bacillus            
Bacillus cereus 23 36 41 31 30 24
Bordetella            
Bordetella pertussis 9 7 10 4 5 1
Borrelia            
Borrelia burgdorferi 34 39 50 60 63 35
Borrelia other named - - - 1 - -
Borrelia sp 2 5 6 3 10 6
Brucella            
Brucella sp - 1 - - 2 -
Campylobacter            
Campylobacter coli 46 39 46 41 48 32
Campylobacter fetus - - - - 2 -
Campylobacter jejuni 360 320 333 321 388 315
Campylobacter lari - - - - 1 1
Campylobacter other named 4 2 1 2 2 3
Campylobacter sp 1,168 1,155 1,107 1,292 1,277 1,267
Campylobacter upsaliensis 1 1 - 2 1 -
Campylobacter ureolyticus (bacteroides corrodens) 2 - - - - -
Chikungunya virus            
Chikungunya virus 2 - 1 - 3 2
Clostridium            
Clostridium perfringens 30 43 35 29 49 33
Coronavirus            
Coronavirus 32 31 19 27 14 8
Human coronavirus 229e 3 - - 1 - -
Human coronavirus oc43 1 - 1 - - 1
SARS-CoV-2 antibody indeterminate - - - 14 8 -
SARS-CoV-2 antibody void 40 24 36 14 26 18
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) 1,329 1,043 928 1,046 1,109 1,011
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) indeterminate 56 32 30 33 55 41
SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody negative 19 27 20 35 9 34
SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody positive 78 86 70 94 66 100
SARS-CoV-2 total antibody negative 4 13 8 8 4 -
SARS-CoV-2 total antibody positive 9 26 36 27 49 30
Corynebacterium            
Corynebacterium diphtheriae 2 7 4 6 3 5
Corynebacterium ulcerans 3 3 - - 1 1
Coxiella            
Coxiella burnetii - 1 1 1 1 -
Cryptosporidium            
Cryptosporidium cuniculus 1 - - - - -
Cryptosporidium hominis 15 12 6 17 15 6
Cryptosporidium meleagridis 1 - - - - -
Cryptosporidium parvum 26 30 22 32 44 17
Cryptosporidium sp 34 28 35 45 36 60
Entamoeba            
Entamoeba histolytica 5 1 3 3 1 2
Escherichia            
Escherichia coli O 157 22 14 15 17 21 14
Flaviviruses            
Dengue virus 9 6 3 4 6 2
Giardia            
Giardia intestinalis 2 - - 17 3 2
Giardia sp 113 110 99 103 119 121
Haemophilus            
Haemophilus influenzae 46 59 63 55 64 48
Hepatitis viruses            
Hepatitis A 35 19 21 19 21 9
Hepatitis B 310 329 315 270 254 252
Hepatitis C 243 299 269 254 251 234
Hepatitis D 11 10 6 9 10 6
Hepatitis E 47 33 27 28 23 40
Influenza virus            
Influenza A 188 200 156 160 110 91
Influenza B 28 21 17 32 17 14
Influenza indeterminate 3 - - - - 1
Influenza ungrouped 2 - 1 6 - 2
Legionella            
Legionella longbeachae - - 1 - - -
Legionella pneumophila 7 7 5 7 8 6
Legionella sp 7 2 - 5 2 6
Listeria            
Listeria monocytogenes 3 5 6 4 4 3
Mycobacterium            
Mycobacterium tuberculosis 120 113 91 108 103 72
Neisseria            
Neisseria meningitidis 16 19 31 13 24 18
Orthopoxvirus            
Mpox virus positive 10 5 4 9 3 -
Paramyxoviruses            
Measles virus 24 27 28 26 29 41
Mumps virus 6 10 7 7 8 7
Plasmodium            
Plasmodium falciparum - - 1 - 1 13
Plasmodium malariae - 1 - - - -
Plasmodium ovale - - - - 1 4
Plasmodium vivax - - - - - 2
Polyomavirus            
Polyomavirus BK 66 27 56 42 71 50
Polyomavirus JC 10 14 13 20 20 7
Polyomavirus untyped 11 23 10 9 25 21
Rickettsia            
Rickettsia prowazekii 1 - - 1 - -
Rickettsia spotted fever 1 2 1 - - -
Rubella virus            
Rubella virus - 1 7 1 9 1
Salmonella            
Other salmonellas 61 75 65 68 46 18
Salmonella bareilly 6 - - - 6 -
Salmonella chester 5 - 9 - - -
Salmonella enterica - 5 5 15 7 -
Salmonella enteritidis 62 87 95 74 51 26
Salmonella infantis 5 9 6 - 5 -
Salmonella java 5 7 8 11 - -
Salmonella newport 6 5 9 9 9 -
Salmonella poona - - 5 - - -
Salmonella saint-paul 10 9 - - - -
Salmonella sp 25 20 32 38 111 184
Salmonella stanley - - - 5 - -
Salmonella typhi and paratyphi 12 10 18 13 10 7
Salmonella typhimurium 36 35 41 34 29 17
Shigella            
Shigella boydii 1 2 1 1 - 2
Shigella dysenteriae 2 - - - 1 -
Shigella flexneri 14 15 22 14 14 8
Shigella sonnei 10 10 21 24 14 7
Shigella sp 56 44 71 48 50 67
Streptococcus            
Streptococcus group A 68 66 58 51 63 47
Streptococcus pneumoniae 85 102 75 80 65 84
Vibrio            
Vibrio cholerae - 1 2 3 - -

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 2025/25 2025/26 2025/27 2025/28 2025/29 2025/30
Citrobacter              
Citrobacter spp IMP 2 - 2 1 - -
  KPC 2 3 2 - - -
  NDM - 1 - 1 - 1
  OXA48 4 2 1 3 1 -
  VIM 1 - - - - -
  Other 1 - - 1 - -
Enterobacter              
Enterobacter cloacae complex IMP 1 2 3 1 3 1
  KPC 9 8 1 3 4 2
  NDM 17 7 8 13 6 -
  OXA48 3 6 1 4 4 -
  VIM - - - - 1 -
  Other - 2 1 3 - -
Other enterobacter spp NDM - - 1 - - -
Escherichia              
Escherichia coli IMP 1 - 1 - - -
  KPC 5 1 - 3 2 -
  NDM 31 21 19 17 23 5
  OXA48 23 18 29 15 22 7
  Other 1 1 2 2 1 1
Escherichia other named IMP - - 1 - - -
Klebsiella              
Klebsiella aerogenes KPC - 1 - - - -
  OXA48 - 1 - 1 - -
Klebsiella oxytoca IMP - - 1 - - -
  KPC - - 3 1 3 -
  NDM - - 1 - 1 -
  OXA48 1 - 1 - 2 -
  VIM - - 1 - - -
Klebsiella pneumoniae IMP 1 - 2 1 2 -
  KPC 12 8 5 7 8 -
  NDM 11 6 11 11 9 1
  OXA48 14 15 8 8 14 6
  VIM 1 - - 1 2 1
  Other 1 1 2 2 3 1
Klebsiella pneumoniae subsp ozenae NDM - 1 - - - -
Other klebsiella spp NDM 1 - - - - -
  OXA48 1 - - - - -
Leclercia              
Leclercia adecarboxylata OXA48 - 1 - - - -
Morganella              
Morganella morganii NDM - - - - 1 -
Proteus              
Proteus mirabilis NDM - 1 1 1 - 1
  OXA48 - - 1 - - -
  Other - 2 1 - - -
Raoultella              
Raoultella spp KPC - - 1 - - -
  OXA48 1 - - - - -
Serratia              
Serratia marcescens/ureilytica KPC 1 1 - - - -
  NDM - - - 1 - -
  OXA48 - - - - 1 -
  Other - - - 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 2025/25 2025/26 2025/27 2025/28 2025/29 2025/30
Acinetobacter              
Acinetobacter baumannii NDM 1 - - - - -
  Other - - - - 1 -
Other acinetobacter spp NDM - 1 - - - -
  Other - - - 1 - -
Pseudomonas              
Pseudomonas aeruginosa IMP 1 2 - - - -
  NDM 2 1 - - 3 -
  VIM - - - 1 1 1
  Other 2 2 3 2 1 1
Pseudomonas nitroreducens VIM 1 - - - - -
Pseudomonas putida group VIM - - 1 - - -
Other              
  OXA48 - - 1 - - -