Research and analysis

NOIDs causative agents: week 44 (week ending 2 November 2025)

Updated 4 November 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 2025/39 2025/40 2025/41 2025/42 2025/43 2025/44
Bacillus            
Bacillus cereus 15 31 21 29 28 15
Bordetella            
Bordetella pertussis 1 7 4 - 3 2
Borrelia            
Borrelia burgdorferi 53 63 50 51 38 32
Borrelia sp 1 - 2 2 1 25
Brucella            
Brucella sp - 2 - 1 1 1
Campylobacter            
Campylobacter coli 38 38 36 28 26 42
Campylobacter curvus - - - - 1 -
Campylobacter fetus - - - - 1 -
Campylobacter jejuni 310 284 243 252 254 264
Campylobacter other named - 2 5 4 1 3
Campylobacter rectus - - - - 2 -
Campylobacter sp 1,051 979 881 932 901 1,062
Campylobacter upsaliensis 1 1 1 - 1 1
Campylobacter ureolyticus (bacteroides corrodens) - 1 - 1 1 -
Chikungunya virus            
Chikungunya virus - 1 - 1 - -
Clostridium            
Clostridium perfringens 40 37 40 50 43 39
Clostridium tetani - - 1 - - -
Coronavirus            
Coronavirus 40 25 26 24 50 20
Human coronavirus 229e - - - 3 1 -
Human coronavirus oc43 1 - 1 - - -
SARS-CoV-2 antibody indeterminate - 8 8 - - 6
SARS-CoV-2 antibody void 30 20 28 34 8 10
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) 2,671 3,308 3,066 2,720 1,903 1,525
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) indeterminate 105 145 142 156 283 66
SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody negative 33 10 36 8 13 12
SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody positive 84 65 117 58 64 71
SARS-CoV-2 total antibody negative 8 16 20 12 20 4
SARS-CoV-2 total antibody positive 48 60 69 48 38 32
Corynebacterium            
Corynebacterium diphtheriae 3 5 2 4 1 2
Corynebacterium ulcerans - 1 1 - - 1
Coxiella            
Coxiella burnetii - - - - - 1
Cryptosporidium            
Cryptosporidium cuniculus - - - - - 1
Cryptosporidium hominis 31 32 24 29 29 9
Cryptosporidium parvum 24 28 37 36 27 17
Cryptosporidium sp 51 41 19 38 48 90
Entamoeba            
Entamoeba histolytica 2 1 3 4 4 1
Escherichia            
Escherichia coli O 157 25 18 14 20 21 12
Flaviviruses            
Dengue virus 5 6 6 3 5 3
Giardia            
Giardia intestinalis 4 2 1 1 - -
Giardia sp 138 138 135 110 125 142
Haemophilus            
Haemophilus influenzae 51 38 46 40 53 58
Hepatitis viruses            
Hepatitis A 28 20 22 19 18 19
Hepatitis B 282 251 285 289 223 232
Hepatitis C 244 259 302 283 254 209
Hepatitis D 5 5 3 7 7 9
Hepatitis E 48 27 54 27 41 33
Influenza virus            
Influenza A 430 782 1,188 1,662 2,302 3,265
Influenza B 54 44 40 42 86 42
Influenza indeterminate 4 33 23 29 9 6
Influenza ungrouped 11 - 90 51 54 79
Legionella            
Legionella pneumophila 13 10 6 6 7 7
Legionella sp 6 7 6 5 8 3
Listeria            
Listeria monocytogenes 5 6 3 2 2 2
Mycobacterium            
Mycobacterium tuberculosis 86 81 75 91 97 101
Neisseria            
Neisseria meningitidis 28 27 33 41 47 31
Orthopoxvirus            
Mpox virus positive 2 5 3 3 3 10
Paramyxoviruses            
Measles virus 4 8 13 11 8 10
Mumps virus 4 4 4 4 7 8
Plasmodium            
Plasmodium falciparum - - - - 36 -
Plasmodium malariae - - - - 1 -
Plasmodium ovale - - - - 5 -
Plasmodium vivax - - - - 4 -
Polyomavirus            
Polyomavirus BK 53 67 73 67 42 67
Polyomavirus JC 13 12 11 14 12 10
Polyomavirus untyped - - - - 22 66
Rickettsia            
Rickettsia spotted fever - 2 - 1 - -
Rubella virus            
Rubella virus 3 5 3 1 3 3
Salmonella            
Other salmonellas 67 84 76 78 49 41
Salmonella agona 8 5 - - - -
Salmonella chester 9 - 8 - - -
Salmonella enterica 6 10 7 6 7 -
Salmonella enteritidis 114 84 94 79 54 21
Salmonella infantis 5 - - 5 - -
Salmonella java 7 - 6 - - -
Salmonella kentucky 5 - - - - -
Salmonella kingston - 5 - - - -
Salmonella mikawasima 6 7 8 - 5 -
Salmonella montevideo 5 - - - - -
Salmonella muenchen - - 5 - - -
Salmonella newport 5 8 5 5 5 -
Salmonella oranienburg 5 - - - - -
Salmonella oslo - - - 5 - -
Salmonella saint-paul 8 8 10 - - -
Salmonella sp 29 28 31 33 86 184
Salmonella strathcona 7 5 13 5 - -
Salmonella typhi and paratyphi 30 22 26 10 13 12
Salmonella typhimurium 37 39 49 52 34 18
Salmonella virchow - 6 - - - -
Shigella            
Shigella boydii 3 2 2 1 2 1
Shigella dysenteriae 3 - - - - 2
Shigella flexneri 20 15 18 12 21 10
Shigella sonnei 31 22 51 55 40 31
Shigella sp 94 70 74 52 91 115
Streptococcus            
Streptococcus group A 64 53 56 54 52 41
Streptococcus pneumoniae 77 93 82 121 122 130
Vibrio            
Vibrio cholerae 1 - 2 3 3 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 2025/39 2025/40 2025/41 2025/42 2025/43 2025/44
Citrobacter              
Citrobacter spp IMP - - - 1 - -
  KPC 3 1 1 - - -
  NDM 4 - - - 1 1
  OXA48 1 2 3 - 1 1
  Other 1 1 - - 1 -
Enterobacter              
Enterobacter cloacae complex IMP 6 3 - - - 2
  KPC 3 3 1 3 3 -
  NDM 12 11 8 2 3 4
  OXA48 2 3 2 3 4 3
  VIM 1 - 2 - - -
  Other 2 1 1 - 1 1
Other enterobacter spp KPC - 1 - - - -
  NDM 1 1 2 - - -
Escherichia              
Escherichia coli IMP 2 1 - 1 - -
  KPC 6 2 - 4 5 -
  NDM 20 16 16 16 14 3
  OXA48 29 24 18 23 19 3
  Other 3 1 3 2 1 1
Escherichia hermannii OXA48 1 1 - - - -
Klebsiella              
Klebsiella aerogenes OXA48 1 - - - - -
Klebsiella oxytoca KPC 2 3 1 1 3 1
  NDM - - 1 - - -
  OXA48 - - - - 2 -
  VIM - - 1 - - -
Klebsiella pneumoniae IMP 1 - - 1 - -
  KPC 4 7 7 6 8 2
  NDM 11 10 7 6 13 3
  OXA48 20 9 7 10 10 5
  VIM - 1 - - - -
  Other 2 1 1 1 1 2
Kluyvera              
Kluyvera ascorbata IMP 1 - - - - -
  OXA48 1 - - - - -
Morganella              
Morganella morganii OXA48 - 1 1 - - -
Proteus              
Proteus mirabilis NDM 1 2 - 4 2 -
  Other - 3 - - - -
Raoultella              
Raoultella ornithinolytica KPC 1 - 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 2025/39 2025/40 2025/41 2025/42 2025/43 2025/44
Acinetobacter              
Acinetobacter baumannii IMP - 1 - - 2 -
  NDM - 1 1 1 - 1
  Other - - 1 - 1 -
Pseudomonas              
Pseudomonas aeruginosa IMP - - 1 1 - -
  NDM 1 1 1 1 1 -
  VIM - 1 - - - -
  Other 1 1 2 2 1 1
Pseudomonas putida group VIM - 1 - - - -
  Other - 1 - - - -
Other pseudomonas spp IMP - - - 1 - -
  NDM - - - - - 1
  VIM 1 - - - - -
  Other 1 - - - - -
Other              
  KPC - - - 1 - -
  OXA48 - 1 - - - -