Research and analysis

NOIDs causative agents: week 43 (week ending 26 October 2025)

Updated 27 October 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 2025/38 2025/39 2025/40 2025/41 2025/42 2025/43
Arboviruses            
West Nile Virus 1 - - - - -
Bacillus            
Bacillus cereus 24 15 31 21 29 28
Bordetella            
Bordetella pertussis 3 1 7 4 - 3
Borrelia            
Borrelia burgdorferi 55 53 63 50 51 38
Borrelia sp 5 1 - 2 2 -
Brucella            
Brucella sp 3 - 2 - 1 1
Campylobacter            
Campylobacter coli 52 38 38 35 28 22
Campylobacter curvus - - - - - 1
Campylobacter fetus - - - - - 1
Campylobacter jejuni 291 304 284 243 252 214
Campylobacter other named 1 - 2 5 4 1
Campylobacter rectus - - - - - 2
Campylobacter sp 989 1,014 954 854 912 899
Campylobacter upsaliensis 2 1 1 1 - 1
Campylobacter ureolyticus (bacteroides corrodens) - - 1 - 1 1
Chikungunya virus            
Chikungunya virus 1 - 1 - 1 -
Clostridium            
Clostridium perfringens 34 40 37 40 50 44
Clostridium tetani - - - 1 - -
Coronavirus            
Coronavirus 16 40 25 26 24 50
Human coronavirus 229e 1 - - - 3 1
Human coronavirus oc43 - 1 - 1 - -
SARS-CoV-2 antibody indeterminate - - 8 8 - -
SARS-CoV-2 antibody void 16 30 20 28 34 8
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) 2,187 2,665 3,304 3,063 2,720 1,906
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) indeterminate 118 105 145 142 156 283
SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody negative 18 33 10 36 8 13
SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody positive 87 84 65 117 58 64
SARS-CoV-2 total antibody negative 8 8 16 20 12 20
SARS-CoV-2 total antibody positive 30 48 60 69 48 38
Corynebacterium            
Corynebacterium diphtheriae 3 3 5 2 4 1
Corynebacterium ulcerans 2 - 1 1 - -
Cryptosporidium            
Cryptosporidium cuniculus 2 - - - - -
Cryptosporidium felis 1 - - - - -
Cryptosporidium hominis 50 34 32 24 29 15
Cryptosporidium parvum 36 24 28 37 35 15
Cryptosporidium sp 60 51 40 19 39 73
Entamoeba            
Entamoeba histolytica 2 2 1 3 4 4
Escherichia            
Escherichia coli O 157 23 25 18 14 20 16
Flaviviruses            
Dengue virus 9 5 6 6 3 5
Giardia            
Giardia intestinalis 1 4 2 1 - -
Giardia sp 130 136 136 135 109 117
Haemophilus            
Haemophilus influenzae 39 51 38 46 39 53
Hepatitis viruses            
Hepatitis A 26 28 20 22 19 15
Hepatitis B 253 282 251 285 287 212
Hepatitis C 217 244 258 300 279 242
Hepatitis D 3 5 5 3 7 7
Hepatitis E 39 47 27 54 27 40
Influenza virus            
Influenza A 233 430 780 1,178 1,661 2,297
Influenza B 16 54 44 40 42 84
Influenza indeterminate 11 4 33 23 29 9
Influenza ungrouped 1 11 - 90 51 54
Legionella            
Legionella pneumophila 15 13 10 6 6 7
Legionella sp 2 6 7 6 5 8
Listeria            
Listeria monocytogenes 1 5 6 3 2 2
Mycobacterium            
Mycobacterium tuberculosis 71 86 80 68 81 78
Neisseria            
Neisseria meningitidis 19 28 27 32 41 47
Orthopoxvirus            
Mpox virus positive 5 2 5 3 3 3
Paramyxoviruses            
Measles virus 8 4 8 13 11 7
Mumps virus 11 4 4 4 4 7
Plasmodium            
Plasmodium falciparum - - - - - 36
Plasmodium malariae - - - - - 1
Plasmodium ovale - - - - - 5
Plasmodium vivax - - - - - 4
Polyomavirus            
Polyomavirus BK 60 53 67 73 67 42
Polyomavirus JC 11 13 12 11 14 12
Polyomavirus untyped 21 - - - - 8
Rickettsia            
Rickettsia spotted fever 3 - 2 - 1 -
Rubella virus            
Rubella virus 5 3 5 3 1 3
Salmonella            
Other salmonellas 70 67 83 76 66 26
Salmonella agona 6 7 5 - - -
Salmonella blockley 5 - - - - -
Salmonella chester 5 9 - 8 - -
Salmonella enterica 9 6 10 7 - 6
Salmonella enteritidis 130 112 84 94 58 22
Salmonella infantis 5 5 - - - -
Salmonella java - 7 - 6 - -
Salmonella kentucky 5 5 - - - -
Salmonella kingston - - 5 - - -
Salmonella kottbus 7 - - - - -
Salmonella mikawasima 6 6 7 8 - -
Salmonella montevideo - 5 - - - -
Salmonella muenchen - - - 5 - -
Salmonella newport 11 5 8 5 5 -
Salmonella oranienburg - 5 - - - -
Salmonella oslo - - - - 5 -
Salmonella saint-paul 11 8 8 10 - -
Salmonella sp 56 30 29 35 95 160
Salmonella stanleyville 7 - - - - -
Salmonella strathcona 5 7 5 12 - -
Salmonella typhi and paratyphi 38 30 22 26 10 11
Salmonella typhimurium 47 37 39 47 41 24
Salmonella virchow 8 - 6 - - -
Shigella            
Shigella boydii 4 3 2 2 1 1
Shigella dysenteriae 2 3 - - - -
Shigella flexneri 22 20 15 17 10 15
Shigella sonnei 41 31 22 51 49 34
Shigella sp 95 94 70 75 60 96
Streptococcus            
Streptococcus group A 47 66 53 56 52 52
Streptococcus pneumoniae 60 77 93 82 120 120
Vibrio            
Vibrio cholerae 4 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).

Week notification received 2025/38 2025/39 2025/40 2025/41 2025/42 2025/43
Citrobacter              
Citrobacter spp IMP 1 - - - 1 -
  KPC - 3 1 1 - -
  NDM 2 4 - - - 1
  OXA48 4 1 2 3 - -
  Other - 1 1 - - 1
Enterobacter              
Enterobacter cloacae complex IMP 4 4 3 - - -
  KPC 8 3 3 1 3 -
  NDM 7 11 11 8 2 1
  OXA48 5 2 3 2 3 1
  VIM - 1 - 2 - -
  Other 1 2 1 1 - -
Other enterobacter spp KPC - - 1 - - -
  NDM 4 1 1 1 - -
  OXA48 1 - - - - -
  VIM 1 - - - - -
Escherichia              
Escherichia coli IMP 1 2 1 - 1 -
  KPC 1 6 2 - 3 1
  NDM 17 20 16 16 14 4
  OXA48 36 29 24 18 17 6
  Other 2 3 1 3 2 -
Escherichia hermannii OXA48 1 1 1 - - -
Klebsiella              
Klebsiella aerogenes NDM 1 - - - - -
  OXA48 - 1 - - - -
Klebsiella oxytoca KPC 2 2 3 1 1 2
  VIM - - - 1 - -
Klebsiella pneumoniae IMP - 1 - - 1 -
  KPC 7 4 7 7 6 2
  NDM 8 11 10 6 5 2
  OXA48 14 20 8 7 8 1
  VIM 1 - 1 - - -
  Other 1 2 1 1 1 -
Other klebsiella spp KPC 1 - - - - -
Kluyvera              
Kluyvera ascorbata IMP - 1 - - - -
  OXA48 - 1 - - - -
Morganella              
Morganella morganii OXA48 - - 1 1 - -
Proteus              
Proteus mirabilis NDM 1 1 2 - 4 -
  Other - - 3 - - -
Raoultella              
Raoultella ornithinolytica KPC - 1 - 1 - -
  Other - 1 - - - -
Raoultella planticola (klebsiella planticola) NDM 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 2025/38 2025/39 2025/40 2025/41 2025/42 2025/43
Acinetobacter              
Acinetobacter baumannii IMP - - 1 - - 1
  NDM 2 - 1 1 1 -
  Other - - - 1 - -
Pseudomonas              
Pseudomonas aeruginosa IMP - - - 1 1 -
  NDM 1 1 1 1 1 -
  VIM 1 - 1 - - -
  Other 1 1 1 2 2 1
Pseudomonas putida group VIM - - 1 - - -
  Other - - 1 - - -
Other pseudomonas spp IMP - - - - 1 -
  VIM - 1 - - - -
  Other - 1 - - - -
Other              
  IMP 1 - - - - -
  KPC - - - - 1 -
  OXA48 - - 1 - - -