Research and analysis

NOIDs causative agents: week 46 (week ending 16 November 2025)

Updated 18 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 2025/41 2025/42 2025/43 2025/44 2025/45 2025/46
Arboviruses            
West Nile Virus - - - - 2 -
Bacillus            
Bacillus cereus 21 32 30 15 14 24
Bordetella            
Bordetella pertussis 4 - 3 2 2 5
Borrelia            
Borrelia burgdorferi 50 53 39 34 41 39
Borrelia sp 2 2 1 24 6 2
Brucella            
Brucella sp - 2 1 1 2 2
Campylobacter            
Campylobacter coli 38 33 26 43 31 23
Campylobacter curvus - - 1 - - -
Campylobacter fetus - - 1 - 1 -
Campylobacter gracilis - - - - 1 1
Campylobacter jejuni 243 265 255 298 325 261
Campylobacter other named 5 4 1 3 1 1
Campylobacter rectus - - 2 - - -
Campylobacter sp 886 945 904 1,028 1,002 1,020
Campylobacter upsaliensis 1 - 1 1 - 1
Campylobacter ureolyticus (bacteroides corrodens) - 1 1 - 1 -
Chikungunya virus            
Chikungunya virus - 1 - - 1 2
Clostridium            
Clostridium perfringens 40 51 44 40 42 36
Clostridium tetani 1 - - - - -
Coronavirus            
Coronavirus 26 24 51 20 31 24
Human coronavirus 229e - 3 1 - - 5
Human coronavirus nl63 - - - - - 1
Human coronavirus oc43 1 - - - - 1
SARS-CoV-2 antibody indeterminate 8 - - 6 4 -
SARS-CoV-2 antibody void 28 34 8 10 20 12
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) 3,073 2,737 1,906 1,525 1,352 773
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) indeterminate 142 156 283 66 36 42
SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody negative 36 8 13 12 5 8
SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody positive 117 58 64 71 48 60
SARS-CoV-2 total antibody negative 20 12 20 4 8 12
SARS-CoV-2 total antibody positive 69 48 38 32 36 44
Corynebacterium            
Corynebacterium diphtheriae 2 5 1 3 7 8
Corynebacterium ulcerans 1 - - 1 1 -
Coxiella            
Coxiella burnetii - - - 1 - -
Cryptosporidium            
Cryptosporidium cuniculus - - - 1 - -
Cryptosporidium felis - - - - 1 -
Cryptosporidium hominis 24 29 31 27 14 3
Cryptosporidium parvum 37 36 30 37 14 15
Cryptosporidium sp 19 39 43 52 64 65
Entamoeba            
Entamoeba histolytica 3 4 4 1 4 -
Escherichia            
Escherichia coli O 157 14 20 22 13 9 11
Flaviviruses            
Dengue virus 6 3 6 3 11 9
Giardia            
Giardia intestinalis 1 3 - 1 - 1
Giardia sp 135 110 128 146 138 136
Haemophilus            
Haemophilus influenzae 46 41 53 58 75 63
Hepatitis viruses            
Hepatitis A 22 19 18 19 17 16
Hepatitis B 286 297 228 247 226 257
Hepatitis C 306 296 259 222 245 216
Hepatitis D 3 7 7 10 10 2
Hepatitis E 55 27 41 33 25 53
Influenza virus            
Influenza A 1,256 1,742 2,421 3,411 3,859 3,453
Influenza B 41 43 87 43 51 42
Influenza indeterminate 23 29 9 6 5 11
Influenza ungrouped 90 51 54 84 95 60
Legionella            
Legionella pneumophila 6 6 8 7 10 8
Legionella sp 6 6 7 3 6 3
Leptospira            
Leptospira interrogans - - - - - 1
Listeria            
Listeria monocytogenes 3 2 2 3 3 2
Mycobacterium            
Mycobacterium tuberculosis 85 118 110 113 94 70
Neisseria            
Neisseria meningitidis 34 42 49 32 28 35
Orthopoxvirus            
Mpox virus positive 3 3 3 10 7 15
Paramyxoviruses            
Measles virus 13 11 8 10 7 15
Mumps virus 4 4 7 8 5 8
Plasmodium            
Plasmodium falciparum - - 36 - - -
Plasmodium malariae - - 1 - - -
Plasmodium ovale - - 5 - - -
Plasmodium vivax - - 4 - - -
Polyomavirus            
Polyomavirus BK 73 73 42 67 58 60
Polyomavirus JC 11 14 12 10 13 15
Polyomavirus untyped - - 22 66 6 17
Rickettsia            
Rickettsia spotted fever - 1 - - - -
Rubella virus            
Rubella virus 3 1 3 3 4 2
Salmonella            
Other salmonellas 79 78 69 61 36 27
Salmonella bareilly - - - 6 - -
Salmonella chester 8 - - 5 5 -
Salmonella enterica 8 6 7 6 - -
Salmonella enteritidis 94 81 77 75 49 23
Salmonella infantis - 5 - - - -
Salmonella java 6 - - 7 - -
Salmonella mikawasima 8 - 5 6 - -
Salmonella muenchen 5 - - - - -
Salmonella newport 5 5 6 8 7 -
Salmonella oslo - 5 - - - -
Salmonella saint-paul 10 - 7 7 - -
Salmonella sp 29 31 27 36 93 160
Salmonella strathcona 13 5 - - - -
Salmonella typhi and paratyphi 26 10 13 15 9 6
Salmonella typhimurium 49 55 45 42 21 17
Shigella            
Shigella boydii 2 1 3 2 4 1
Shigella dysenteriae - - - 2 - -
Shigella flexneri 19 12 25 17 16 12
Shigella sonnei 52 55 52 41 46 26
Shigella sp 73 54 76 98 107 98
Streptococcus            
Streptococcus group A 58 53 54 40 38 68
Streptococcus pneumoniae 82 122 124 137 127 120
Vibrio            
Vibrio cholerae 2 3 3 1 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 2025/41 2025/42 2025/43 2025/44 2025/45 2025/46
Citrobacter              
Citrobacter spp IMP - 1 - - 1 -
  KPC 2 - - 1 - -
  NDM - - 1 6 2 -
  OXA48 3 - 1 3 3 1
  VIM - - - 1 - -
  Other - - 1 - - -
Enterobacter              
Enterobacter cloacae complex IMP - - 1 2 - -
  KPC 1 3 4 6 - -
  NDM 9 6 6 8 3 -
  OXA48 2 3 4 6 1 -
  VIM 3 - - 1 - -
  Other 1 1 1 1 1 -
Other enterobacter spp NDM 2 - - 1 1 -
  VIM - - 1 - - -
Escherichia              
Escherichia coli IMP - 1 - - - -
  KPC 1 4 5 2 8 -
  NDM 17 20 17 14 11 8
  OXA48 20 28 24 15 16 7
  Other 3 3 1 1 1 2
Hafnia              
Hafnia alvei OXA48 - - - 1 - -
Klebsiella              
Klebsiella aerogenes OXA48 - - - - 1 -
  Other - - - 1 - -
Klebsiella oxytoca KPC 1 2 3 1 - -
  NDM 1 - - - 2 -
  OXA48 - - 3 - - -
  VIM 1 - - - - -
Klebsiella pneumoniae IMP 1 1 - - - -
  KPC 8 6 11 8 8 1
  NDM 8 7 14 11 9 2
  OXA48 9 13 11 15 9 4
  Other 1 1 1 2 3 1
Klebsiella variicola NDM - - 1 - - -
  OXA48 - - - - 1 -
Other klebsiella spp OXA48 - - 1 - - -
  Other - - 1 - - -
Morganella              
Morganella morganii OXA48 1 - - - - -
Proteus              
Proteus mirabilis NDM - 4 2 - 2 -
  Other - - - - 1 -
Raoultella              
Raoultella ornithinolytica KPC 1 - - - - -
  OXA48 - - - - 1 -
  Other - - - - 1 -
Other raoultella spp KPC - - - 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 2025/41 2025/42 2025/43 2025/44 2025/45 2025/46
Acinetobacter              
Acinetobacter baumannii IMP - - 3 1 - -
  NDM 1 1 - 1 - -
  Other 1 - 1 - - -
Pseudomonas              
Pseudomonas aeruginosa IMP 1 1 - - 1 -
  NDM 1 1 1 - 2 -
  VIM - 1 - - 2 -
  Other 3 2 1 1 1 -
Pseudomonas putida group VIM - - - - 1 -
Other pseudomonas spp IMP - 1 - - - -
  NDM - - - 1 - -
Other              
  KPC - 1 - - - -
  NDM - - - - 1 -
  Other - - - 1 - -