Research and analysis

NOIDs causative agents: week 38 (week ending 21 September 2025)

Updated 25 September 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. These 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 2025/33 2025/34 2025/35 2025/36 2025/37 2025/38
Arboviruses            
West Nile Virus - 1 - - - 1
Bacillus            
Bacillus cereus 25 37 22 36 27 23
Bordetella            
Bordetella pertussis 5 2 6 10 2 3
Borrelia            
Borrelia burgdorferi 67 62 72 50 37 51
Borrelia other named - - - 1 - -
Borrelia sp 5 3 9 3 9 5
Brucella            
Brucella melitensis - - - 1 1 -
Brucella sp 1 3 - - 3 1
Burkholderia            
Burkholderia pseudomallei - - - - 1 -
Campylobacter            
Campylobacter coli 32 60 44 51 42 46
Campylobacter curvus - 1 - - - -
Campylobacter jejuni 290 353 236 284 293 234
Campylobacter lari 1 - - - - -
Campylobacter other named 1 4 2 2 2 1
Campylobacter showae - 1 - - - -
Campylobacter sp 1,127 1,093 936 1,121 1,072 1,026
Campylobacter upsaliensis - 1 - - - 1
Campylobacter ureolyticus (bacteroides corrodens) 1 - 1 2 - -
Chikungunya virus            
Chikungunya virus 1 1 - - - 1
Clostridium            
Clostridium perfringens 41 42 32 36 40 34
Coronavirus            
Coronavirus 19 15 16 34 21 16
Human coronavirus 229e 1 - - - - -
Human coronavirus oc43 - - - - 1 -
SARS-CoV-2 antibody indeterminate 2 4 - - 16 -
SARS-CoV-2 antibody void 14 6 20 28 6 16
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) 1,513 1,453 1,514 1,687 1,779 2,131
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) indeterminate 37 59 39 41 81 117
SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody negative 23 15 16 32 10 18
SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody positive 100 45 41 66 83 87
SARS-CoV-2 total antibody negative 12 12 20 16 4 8
SARS-CoV-2 total antibody positive 37 42 33 37 33 26
Corynebacterium            
Corynebacterium diphtheriae 2 1 - - 1 3
Corynebacterium ulcerans - - - 2 2 1
Coxiella            
Coxiella burnetii 1 - - - - -
Cryptosporidium            
Cryptosporidium cuniculus - - 1 1 3 1
Cryptosporidium hominis 8 14 14 37 70 29
Cryptosporidium meleagridis - - - 1 - -
Cryptosporidium parvum 44 39 33 37 55 27
Cryptosporidium sp 33 34 46 64 60 92
Cryptosporidium ubiquitum 1 - - - - -
Entamoeba            
Entamoeba histolytica 3 8 4 4 1 2
Escherichia            
Escherichia coli O 157 20 26 22 28 33 17
Flaviviruses            
Dengue virus 6 4 3 6 6 9
Giardia            
Giardia sp 100 117 122 139 145 130
Haemophilus            
Haemophilus influenzae 58 58 61 38 46 39
Hepatitis viruses            
Hepatitis A 18 24 18 17 22 26
Hepatitis B 261 299 249 246 293 236
Hepatitis C 247 273 270 223 221 204
Hepatitis D 1 6 6 7 9 3
Hepatitis E 18 43 31 44 37 36
Influenza virus            
Influenza A 105 139 137 167 150 230
Influenza B 10 17 8 37 10 15
Influenza indeterminate 1 1 - 1 5 11
Influenza ungrouped 1 5 2 6 2 1
Legionella            
Legionella longbeachae - 1 - - - -
Legionella pneumophila 14 10 6 9 5 13
Legionella sp 5 3 - 3 7 2
Listeria            
Listeria monocytogenes 3 4 3 2 4 1
Mycobacterium            
Mycobacterium tuberculosis 106 117 84 94 93 59
Neisseria            
Neisseria meningitidis 33 29 18 20 16 19
Orthopoxvirus            
Mpox virus positive 5 4 5 6 4 5
Paramyxoviruses            
Measles virus 8 22 6 7 3 8
Mumps virus 5 10 6 7 5 11
Plasmodium            
Plasmodium falciparum 18 1 2 2 13 -
Plasmodium malariae 1 - - - - -
Plasmodium ovale 1 - - - 1 -
Plasmodium vivax 2 - - - 3 -
Polyomavirus            
Polyomavirus BK 60 44 34 56 67 59
Polyomavirus JC 13 13 10 14 16 11
Polyomavirus untyped 18 24 7 12 19 21
Rickettsia            
Rickettsia spotted fever - - 1 - 2 3
Rickettsia tsutsugamushi - - - - 1 -
Rubella virus            
Rubella virus 5 4 3 7 4 5
Salmonella            
Other salmonellas 74 66 86 84 57 44
Salmonella agona - 6 - 6 - -
Salmonella braenderup - - 7 - - -
Salmonella chester - 7 8 - - -
Salmonella enterica 10 6 7 11 9 6
Salmonella enteritidis 116 103 97 118 51 39
Salmonella infantis 9 5 - 9 - -
Salmonella java - - - 6 - -
Salmonella mikawasima - 5 - - - -
Salmonella newport 5 9 5 6 - -
Salmonella oranienburg - 5 - - - -
Salmonella saint-paul 5 5 - 6 - -
Salmonella sp 38 38 34 70 173 286
Salmonella stanleyville - - 5 - - -
Salmonella strathcona - - - 6 - -
Salmonella thompson - - 8 7 - -
Salmonella typhi and paratyphi 16 14 18 31 43 30
Salmonella typhimurium 66 52 37 59 33 16
Shigella            
Shigella boydii 1 1 - 1 1 2
Shigella dysenteriae - - 1 4 1 1
Shigella flexneri 14 15 14 15 11 15
Shigella sonnei 12 18 13 26 28 28
Shigella sp 72 88 84 142 153 117
Streptococcus            
Streptococcus group A 51 41 35 34 47 38
Streptococcus pneumoniae 61 55 57 68 70 60
Vibrio            
Vibrio cholerae - 3 3 2 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).

Week notification received 2025/33 2025/34 2025/35 2025/36 2025/37 2025/38
Citrobacter              
Citrobacter spp IMP - - - - - 1
  KPC 1 2 3 - - -
  NDM 2 4 - 3 2 1
  OXA48 3 3 2 7 3 -
  VIM 1 - - - - -
  Other 1 2 - 1 1 -
Enterobacter              
Enterobacter cloacae complex IMP 4 6 5 3 4 2
  KPC 2 5 3 2 4 1
  NDM 9 8 7 6 6 2
  OXA48 4 1 4 3 2 2
  Other 1 1 1 1 1 1
Other enterobacter spp IMP 1 - - - - -
  KPC 1 - 1 - 1 -
  NDM 2 2 2 - 1 2
  OXA48 - 1 - - - -
  Other - - 1 - - -
Escherichia              
Escherichia coli IMP - 1 1 1 - -
  KPC 3 2 6 2 - -
  NDM 20 14 23 25 10 3
  OXA48 22 25 21 27 28 7
  VIM 1 1 - - - -
  Other 1 - 3 4 2 -
Escherichia hermannii OXA48 1 - - - - -
Klebsiella              
Klebsiella aerogenes NDM 1 - - - - 1
  OXA48 - 1 1 1 - -
  Other 1 - - - - -
Klebsiella oxytoca KPC 1 - 1 - 2 -
  NDM 1 1 - 2 - -
  OXA48 1 - 2 2 - -
Klebsiella pneumoniae IMP 2 1 - - 1 -
  KPC 10 5 5 5 10 1
  NDM 9 11 7 6 13 1
  OXA48 11 16 10 11 11 1
  VIM - - 2 - - -
  Other - 2 - 2 2 1
Klebsiella variicola NDM - 1 - - - -
  OXA48 - - - - 1 -
Other klebsiella spp OXA48 - 2 - - - -
Leclercia              
Leclercia adecarboxylata NDM - 1 - - - -
Mixta              
Mixta calida KPC - - - 1 - -
Morganella              
Morganella morganii KPC - 1 - 1 - -
Pantoea              
Pantoea spp OXA48 - - 1 - - -
  Other - - 1 - - -
Phytobacter              
Pytobacter ursingii KPC - - 1 - - -
Proteus              
Proteus mirabilis KPC - - - - 1 -
  NDM 2 1 - 3 - -
  Other 1 - - 1 - -
Proteus penneri IMP - 1 - - - -
Providencia              
Providencia stuartii NDM - - 1 - - -
Raoultella              
Raoultella ornithinolytica KPC - - - 1 - -
Other raoultella spp OXA48 - - - - 1 -
Serratia              
Serratia marcescens/ureilytica NDM - 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 2025/33 2025/34 2025/35 2025/36 2025/37 2025/38
Acinetobacter              
Acinetobacter baumannii NDM 1 - - - 2 -
Pseudomonas              
Pseudomonas aeruginosa IMP - - 2 - 1 -
  NDM 2 2 1 2 1 -
  VIM 2 3 - 1 1 -
  Other 5 6 1 4 2 -
Pseudomonas citronellolis NDM - 1 - - - -
Pseudomonas jinjuensis VIM - - 1 - - -
  Other - - 1 - - -
Other pseudomonas spp VIM - 1 - - - -
Other              
  IMP - - - - - 1
  NDM - - - 1 - -
  OXA48 - - 1 - 2 -
  Other - - 1 - - -