Research and analysis

NOIDs causative agents: week 39 (week ending 28 September 2025)

Updated 30 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

Statutory notifications of causative agents, grouped by root organism

Totals for the current week compared to the previous 5.

Week notification received 2025/34 2025/35 2025/36 2025/37 2025/38 2025/39
Arboviruses            
West Nile Virus 1 - - - 1 -
Bacillus            
Bacillus cereus 37 22 36 27 23 14
Bordetella            
Bordetella pertussis 2 6 10 2 3 1
Borrelia            
Borrelia burgdorferi 62 72 50 37 52 48
Borrelia other named - - 1 - - -
Borrelia sp 3 9 3 9 5 1
Brucella            
Brucella melitensis - - 1 1 - -
Brucella sp 3 - - 3 1 -
Burkholderia            
Burkholderia pseudomallei - - - 1 - -
Campylobacter            
Campylobacter coli 62 45 51 45 51 30
Campylobacter curvus 1 - - - - -
Campylobacter jejuni 358 238 289 299 281 252
Campylobacter other named 4 2 2 2 1 -
Campylobacter showae 1 - - - - -
Campylobacter sp 1,095 938 1,127 1,079 986 1,062
Campylobacter upsaliensis 1 - - - 1 1
Campylobacter ureolyticus (bacteroides corrodens) - 1 2 - - -
Chikungunya virus            
Chikungunya virus 1 - - - 1 -
Clostridium            
Clostridium perfringens 42 32 37 40 34 40
Coronavirus            
Coronavirus 15 16 34 21 16 40
Human coronavirus oc43 - - - 1 - 1
SARS-CoV-2 antibody indeterminate 4 - - 16 - -
SARS-CoV-2 antibody void 6 20 28 6 16 30
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) 1,456 1,516 1,690 1,780 2,129 2,655
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) indeterminate 59 39 41 81 117 102
SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody negative 15 16 32 10 18 33
SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody positive 45 41 66 83 87 84
SARS-CoV-2 total antibody negative 12 20 16 4 8 8
SARS-CoV-2 total antibody positive 42 33 37 33 26 40
Corynebacterium            
Corynebacterium diphtheriae 1 - - 1 3 3
Corynebacterium ulcerans - - 2 2 1 -
Cryptosporidium            
Cryptosporidium cuniculus - 2 1 2 1 -
Cryptosporidium hominis 14 14 38 70 48 21
Cryptosporidium meleagridis - - 1 - - -
Cryptosporidium parvum 37 33 37 58 36 15
Cryptosporidium sp 35 46 64 58 63 72
Entamoeba            
Entamoeba histolytica 8 4 4 1 2 2
Escherichia            
Escherichia coli O 157 26 22 29 34 22 18
Flaviviruses            
Dengue virus 4 3 6 6 9 5
Giardia            
Giardia intestinalis - - - 1 - 4
Giardia sp 120 122 140 146 130 135
Haemophilus            
Haemophilus influenzae 58 61 38 46 39 50
Hepatitis viruses            
Hepatitis A 24 18 17 22 26 27
Hepatitis B 299 251 248 306 241 253
Hepatitis C 274 271 232 238 212 222
Hepatitis D 6 6 7 9 3 5
Hepatitis E 43 31 44 37 39 43
Influenza virus            
Influenza A 139 137 167 150 230 417
Influenza B 17 8 37 10 15 54
Influenza indeterminate 1 - 1 5 11 4
Influenza ungrouped 5 2 6 2 1 10
Legionella            
Legionella longbeachae 1 - - - - -
Legionella pneumophila 10 6 9 5 13 11
Legionella sp 3 - 3 7 2 7
Listeria            
Listeria monocytogenes 4 3 2 4 1 5
Mycobacterium            
Mycobacterium tuberculosis 119 85 94 99 61 70
Neisseria            
Neisseria meningitidis 29 18 20 16 19 27
Orthopoxvirus            
Mpox virus positive 4 5 6 4 5 2
Paramyxoviruses            
Measles virus 22 6 7 3 8 4
Mumps virus 10 6 7 5 11 4
Plasmodium            
Plasmodium falciparum 1 2 2 13 - -
Plasmodium ovale - - - 1 - -
Plasmodium vivax - - - 3 - -
Polyomavirus            
Polyomavirus BK 44 34 56 67 59 53
Polyomavirus JC 13 10 14 16 11 13
Polyomavirus untyped 24 7 12 19 21 -
Rickettsia            
Rickettsia spotted fever - 1 - 2 3 -
Rickettsia tsutsugamushi - - - 1 - -
Rubella virus            
Rubella virus 4 3 8 4 5 3
Salmonella            
Other salmonellas 66 87 87 85 69 22
Salmonella agona 6 - 6 6 - -
Salmonella braenderup - 8 - 7 - -
Salmonella chester 7 8 - 6 - -
Salmonella enterica 6 7 11 10 7 -
Salmonella enteritidis 103 99 132 91 74 31
Salmonella heidelberg - - 5 - - -
Salmonella infantis 5 - 9 - - -
Salmonella java - - 7 - - 6
Salmonella mikawasima 5 - - 5 - -
Salmonella newport 9 5 7 - - -
Salmonella oranienburg 5 - - - - -
Salmonella saint-paul 5 - 6 7 6 -
Salmonella sp 38 28 35 51 211 254
Salmonella stanley - - - 5 - -
Salmonella stanleyville - 5 - - - -
Salmonella strathcona - - 6 - - -
Salmonella thompson - 9 7 - - -
Salmonella typhi and paratyphi 14 18 32 45 38 22
Salmonella typhimurium 52 37 65 49 23 15
Salmonella virchow - - 5 - - -
Shigella            
Shigella boydii 1 - 1 2 3 2
Shigella dysenteriae - 1 4 1 2 2
Shigella flexneri 15 14 16 16 20 10
Shigella sonnei 18 13 29 31 35 20
Shigella sp 88 84 139 148 103 113
Streptococcus            
Streptococcus group A 41 35 35 48 40 60
Streptococcus pneumoniae 55 57 68 71 60 74
Vibrio            
Vibrio cholerae 3 3 2 2 4 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).

Week notification received 2025/34 2025/35 2025/36 2025/37 2025/38 2025/39
Citrobacter              
Citrobacter spp IMP - - - - 1 -
  KPC 2 3 - - - 2
  NDM 4 - 3 2 2 1
  OXA48 3 2 7 3 4 -
  Other 2 - 1 1 - -
Enterobacter              
Enterobacter cloacae complex IMP 9 5 3 4 4 1
  KPC 5 3 2 4 8 1
  NDM 8 7 6 6 7 3
  OXA48 1 4 3 3 5 -
  Other 1 1 1 1 2 -
Enterobacter other named IMP 1 - - - - -
Other enterobacter spp IMP - 1 - - - -
  KPC - 1 - 1 - -
  NDM 2 3 1 1 4 -
  OXA48 1 1 - - 1 -
  Other - 1 - - - -
Escherichia              
Escherichia coli IMP 1 1 1 - 1 1
  KPC 2 6 2 1 - 1
  NDM 14 23 26 11 14 8
  OXA48 27 22 27 30 31 4
  VIM 1 - - - - -
  Other - 3 4 2 2 1
Escherichia hermannii OXA48 - - - - 1 -
Klebsiella              
Klebsiella aerogenes NDM - - - - 1 -
  OXA48 1 1 1 - - 1
Klebsiella oxytoca KPC - 1 - 2 1 -
  NDM 1 - 2 - - -
  OXA48 - 2 2 - - -
Klebsiella pneumoniae IMP 1 - - 1 - -
  KPC 6 7 6 10 5 1
  NDM 11 7 6 13 6 6
  OXA48 16 10 13 12 11 4
  VIM - 2 - - 1 -
  Other 2 - 2 2 1 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 - 3 - 1 -
  Other - - 1 - - -
Proteus penneri IMP 1 - - - - -
Providencia              
Providencia stuartii NDM - 1 - - - -
Raoultella              
Raoultella ornithinolytica KPC - - 1 - - 1
Raoultella planticola (klebsiella planticola) NDM - - - - 1 -
  Other - - - - 1 -
Other raoultella spp OXA48 - - - 1 - -
Serratia              
Serratia marcescens/ureilytica NDM 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 2025/34 2025/35 2025/36 2025/37 2025/38 2025/39
Acinetobacter              
Acinetobacter baumannii NDM - - - 2 2 -
Pseudomonas              
Pseudomonas aeruginosa IMP - 2 - 2 - -
  NDM 2 1 2 1 1 -
  VIM 3 - 1 1 1 -
  Other 6 1 4 1 1 1
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 - - - -