Research and analysis

NOIDs causative agents: week 14 (week ending 5 April 2026)

Updated 8 April 2026

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.

This report contains statistics of formal notifications of causative agent test results to UKHSA from diagnostic laboratories in England, under Regulation 4 of the Health Protection (Notifications) Regulations 2010.

The number of notifications in this report reflects test results provided from laboratories to UKHSA before UKHSA interprets or applies standardised case definitions to these test results. Individual test results will not always result in a confirmed diagnosis of a disease, therefore the notifications in this report should not be considered counts of cases and should be interpreted with caution.

Epidemiology reports including confirmed case numbers using standardised case definitions are published separately on a per pathogen or pathogen-group basis.

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 2026/09 2026/10 2026/11 2026/12 2026/13 2026/14
Arboviruses            
West Nile Virus - 1 - - 1 -
Bacillus            
Bacillus cereus 19 13 26 17 23 20
Bordetella            
Bordetella pertussis 3 3 2 2 1 2
Borrelia            
Borrelia burgdorferi 17 21 11 26 18 13
Borrelia other named - - - 1 - -
Borrelia sp 5 2 3 8 3 2
Brucella            
Brucella sp 1 1 - - - 3
Campylobacter            
Campylobacter coli 27 32 25 25 30 15
Campylobacter curvus - - 1 1 - -
Campylobacter fetus - - 1 - 2 -
Campylobacter jejuni 264 324 245 299 316 202
Campylobacter other named 2 1 2 - 1 3
Campylobacter rectus 3 - - - 1 2
Campylobacter sp 916 940 892 888 996 929
Campylobacter upsaliensis 3 2 1 1 - -
Campylobacter ureolyticus (bacteroides corrodens) 1 2 2 1 1 1
Chikungunya virus            
Chikungunya virus 1 1 1 3 2 1
Clostridium            
Clostridium perfringens 37 41 43 43 29 44
Coronavirus            
Coronavirus 263 251 206 194 185 151
Human coronavirus 229e 3 10 7 4 6 4
Human coronavirus hku1 2 4 1 4 4 1
Human coronavirus nl63 3 7 3 8 3 4
Human coronavirus oc43 7 30 13 14 10 5
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) 662 517 491 495 506 395
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) indeterminate 22 22 24 13 23 8
SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody negative - 1 1 - - 1
SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody positive 18 21 41 43 30 11
SARS-CoV-2 total antibody negative 4 - 4 - - -
SARS-CoV-2 total antibody positive 27 7 11 11 10 6
Corynebacterium            
Corynebacterium diphtheriae 4 7 7 6 2 4
Corynebacterium ulcerans 1 - - 1 5 -
Coxiella            
Coxiella burnetii - - 3 - - -
Cryptosporidium            
Cryptosporidium cuniculus 2 - - 1 - -
Cryptosporidium hominis 5 3 3 4 4 1
Cryptosporidium meleagridis - - - 1 - -
Cryptosporidium parvum 24 47 33 36 31 9
Cryptosporidium sp 35 36 38 27 32 51
Cryptosporidium ubiquitum 1 4 - 1 3 1
Entamoeba            
Entamoeba histolytica 3 3 2 5 - 1
Escherichia            
Escherichia coli O 157 6 6 4 3 7 4
Flaviviruses            
Dengue virus 2 5 5 2 9 5
Giardia            
Giardia intestinalis 2 1 1 2 1 1
Giardia sp 121 131 125 121 142 133
Haemophilus            
Haemophilus influenzae 96 76 59 76 53 62
Hepatitis viruses            
Hepatitis A 17 10 12 12 10 9
Hepatitis B 268 247 234 247 256 204
Hepatitis C 249 229 250 210 207 211
Hepatitis D 5 7 6 3 6 8
Hepatitis E 44 49 37 37 31 38
Influenza virus            
Influenza A 732 499 335 303 256 257
Influenza B 48 41 48 48 51 60
Influenza indeterminate 1 3 4 8 - 1
Influenza ungrouped 9 7 11 5 1 4
Legionella            
Legionella cherrii - - 1 - - -
Legionella pneumophila 9 8 4 8 6 6
Legionella sp 3 11 5 1 4 3
Listeria            
Listeria monocytogenes 3 2 9 8 4 7
Mycobacterium            
Mycobacterium tuberculosis 132 113 91 98 111 85
Neisseria            
Neisseria meningitidis 34 24 29 51 26 26
Orthopoxvirus            
Mpox virus positive 35 33 20 28 9 11
Paramyxoviruses            
Measles virus 31 31 17 27 25 26
Mumps virus 1 11 8 4 7 6
Plasmodium            
Plasmodium falciparum - - - 1 - -
Polyomavirus            
Polyomavirus BK 65 88 79 74 77 78
Polyomavirus JC 15 17 10 11 11 15
Polyomavirus untyped 21 15 10 25 20 8
Rickettsia            
Rickettsia prowazekii - - 1 - - -
Rickettsia sp - - 1 - - -
Rickettsia tsutsugamushi - - - 1 - -
Rubella virus            
Rubella virus 3 4 2 5 2 1
Salmonella            
Other salmonellas 59 60 55 67 41 14
Salmonella enterica - 5 - - - -
Salmonella enteritidis 46 50 39 44 9 7
Salmonella heidelberg - - 8 - - -
Salmonella java - - 6 - - -
Salmonella kentucky - - - 5 - -
Salmonella newport 9 8 - 5 - -
Salmonella sp 21 18 16 30 69 120
Salmonella stanley 6 5 - 7 - -
Salmonella typhi and paratyphi 18 15 21 14 14 9
Salmonella typhimurium 36 29 32 25 16 12
Shigella            
Shigella boydii 3 1 1 - 2 1
Shigella dysenteriae - 1 - 1 - -
Shigella flexneri 17 17 18 16 14 9
Shigella sonnei 17 19 15 10 9 7
Shigella sp 67 74 64 66 60 51
Streptococcus            
Streptococcus group A 81 58 54 72 64 73
Streptococcus pneumoniae 153 134 117 107 160 120
Vibrio            
Vibrio cholerae 1 2 1 - 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 2026/09 2026/10 2026/11 2026/12 2026/13 2026/14
Citrobacter              
Citrobacter spp IMP 1 - - 1 1 -
  KPC 1 1 1 - - 1
  NDM 2 - 1 - 1 1
  OXA48 4 2 4 3 2 -
  VIM - - 2 - - -
  Other - - - - - 1
Cronobacter              
Cronobacter spp KPC - 1 - - - -
Enterobacter              
Enterobacter cloacae complex IMP - 5 5 5 - 1
  KPC - 1 - 1 2 -
  NDM 4 10 11 5 7 -
  OXA48 3 2 5 3 4 -
  VIM - - 1 - - -
  Other 1 1 2 1 1 -
Other enterobacter spp IMP - - - - 1 -
  NDM 1 - - 1 - -
  Other - - 1 1 - -
Escherichia              
Escherichia coli IMP - 2 2 2 1 -
  KPC 1 1 2 2 3 -
  NDM 11 20 16 14 26 3
  OXA48 24 17 26 23 17 4
  VIM - 1 - - - -
  Other 1 2 2 4 5 3
Escherichia vulneris NDM 1 - - - - -
Klebsiella              
Klebsiella aerogenes NDM - - - - 1 -
  OXA48 1 - - - - -
Klebsiella oxytoca IMP 1 - - - - -
  KPC - - 1 - 1 -
  NDM 3 - - 1 2 -
  OXA48 3 1 1 - 1 -
Klebsiella pneumoniae IMP - 4 1 1 1 -
  KPC 4 3 1 3 4 -
  NDM 9 16 11 8 9 3
  OXA48 9 18 11 8 9 3
  VIM - 2 1 1 - -
  Other 1 1 2 3 1 -
Klebsiella variicola OXA48 - - - - 1 -
Other klebsiella spp KPC 1 - - - - -
  OXA48 - - 1 - - -
Leclercia              
Leclercia adecarboxylata IMP - - 1 - - -
Morganella              
Morganella morganii NDM - - - 1 1 -
  OXA48 - - 1 - - -
  Other - - - - 1 -
Pantoea              
Pantoea septica KPC - 1 - - - -
Proteus              
Proteus mirabilis NDM 2 - 3 1 - 1
  OXA48 1 - - - - -
  Other 1 1 2 1 - -
Serratia              
Serratia marcescens/ureilytica KPC - - 1 - - -
  OXA48 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 2026/09 2026/10 2026/11 2026/12 2026/13 2026/14
Acinetobacter              
Acinetobacter baumannii NDM 2 1 1 - 1 -
  Other - 1 1 - - -
Other acinetobacter spp Other - - - - 1 -
Pseudomonas              
Pseudomonas aeruginosa IMP 1 - - - - -
  NDM 1 1 2 - - -
  Other 1 1 1 3 1 1
Pseudomonas putida group NDM - - 1 - - -
  VIM - - 1 - - -
Pseudomonas stutzeri group Other - - - 1 - -