Research and analysis

NOIDs causative agents: week 5 (week ending 4 February 2026)

Updated 2 February 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 2025/52 2026/01 2026/02 2026/03 2026/04 2026/05
Arboviruses            
West Nile Virus 1 - - 2 - -
Bacillus            
Bacillus cereus 17 13 12 19 19 25
Bordetella            
Bordetella pertussis 2 2 3 5 4 4
Borrelia            
Borrelia burgdorferi 20 28 21 18 24 13
Borrelia sp 8 6 3 3 28 36
Brucella            
Brucella sp 1 - 3 - - 5
Burkholderia            
Burkholderia mallei 1 - - - - -
Burkholderia pseudomallei - - 1 - - -
Campylobacter            
Campylobacter coli 13 12 16 26 28 14
Campylobacter fetus 1 - - - - 1
Campylobacter jejuni 241 170 197 266 218 227
Campylobacter other named 3 2 1 3 2 6
Campylobacter rectus - - - - 2 -
Campylobacter sp 640 620 731 787 896 943
Campylobacter upsaliensis 1 1 - 4 1 -
Campylobacter ureolyticus (bacteroides corrodens) 1 - 2 1 2 -
Chikungunya virus            
Chikungunya virus - 1 1 3 1 1
Clostridium            
Clostridium botulinum - - - - 1 -
Clostridium perfringens 51 34 51 51 28 36
Coronavirus            
Coronavirus 97 114 152 167 220 222
Human coronavirus 229e 3 3 4 10 4 8
Human coronavirus hku1 - 1 2 1 3 1
Human coronavirus nl63 1 2 - 2 1 2
Human coronavirus oc43 5 3 10 8 16 25
SARS-CoV-2 antibody void 2 2 - - - -
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) 547 652 675 719 673 661
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) indeterminate 10 14 27 28 17 29
SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody negative 4 4 - - - -
SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody positive 26 24 28 22 57 36
SARS-CoV-2 total antibody negative 12 12 8 16 4 -
SARS-CoV-2 total antibody positive 43 15 44 34 23 6
Corynebacterium            
Corynebacterium diphtheriae 4 3 3 2 4 1
Corynebacterium ulcerans - - - - 3 1
Coxiella            
Coxiella burnetii - - - - 1 -
Cryptosporidium            
Cryptosporidium hominis 6 5 9 8 5 2
Cryptosporidium parvum 29 17 13 9 13 5
Cryptosporidium sp 14 14 23 21 33 36
Cryptosporidium ubiquitum 2 - 1 - - -
Entamoeba            
Entamoeba histolytica 3 2 1 7 2 1
Escherichia            
Escherichia coli O 157 3 3 6 8 5 7
Flaviviruses            
Dengue virus 4 1 6 3 1 8
Giardia            
Giardia intestinalis 2 - - 1 1 -
Giardia sp 84 84 112 128 131 115
Haemophilus            
Haemophilus influenzae 54 62 63 64 71 69
Hepatitis viruses            
Hepatitis A 15 3 19 14 11 13
Hepatitis B 172 224 199 244 276 279
Hepatitis C 160 190 218 204 203 221
Hepatitis D 2 4 4 3 11 7
Hepatitis E 26 26 32 38 43 26
Influenza virus            
Influenza A 6,046 6,061 5,525 4,202 3,055 1,974
Influenza B 47 56 50 57 65 56
Influenza indeterminate 23 38 15 30 5 13
Influenza ungrouped 228 141 112 75 39 33
Legionella            
Legionella pneumophila 3 2 8 8 5 8
Legionella sp - 5 3 5 4 4
Listeria            
Listeria monocytogenes 6 4 2 2 3 -
Mycobacterium            
Mycobacterium tuberculosis 76 77 84 95 72 110
Neisseria            
Neisseria meningitidis 29 27 35 38 31 33
Orthopoxvirus            
Mpox virus positive 2 4 6 12 29 21
Paramyxoviruses            
Measles virus 9 9 10 16 6 16
Mumps virus 3 3 2 6 7 8
Plasmodium            
Plasmodium falciparum - 1 - 1 9 -
Plasmodium malariae - - - - 1 -
Plasmodium ovale - - - 2 - -
Plasmodium vivax - - - - 1 -
Polyomavirus            
Polyomavirus BK 54 44 73 77 84 75
Polyomavirus JC 15 8 10 12 16 6
Polyomavirus untyped 9 8 8 20 16 17
Rickettsia            
Rickettsia prowazekii 1 - - - - -
Rickettsia sp - - - - - 1
Rickettsia spotted fever 1 - - - 1 -
Rickettsia tsutsugamushi 1 - 1 - - -
Rubella virus            
Rubella virus 1 2 5 2 1 -
Salmonella            
Other salmonellas 38 45 56 67 37 11
Salmonella enteritidis 31 33 38 43 21 9
Salmonella infantis 5 - - - - -
Salmonella newport - - - 5 - -
Salmonella sp 16 9 16 31 91 163
Salmonella stanley - - 5 - - -
Salmonella typhi and paratyphi 5 9 14 14 8 11
Salmonella typhimurium 24 15 24 28 25 23
Shigella            
Shigella boydii 2 1 1 - - -
Shigella dysenteriae - 1 - 2 - -
Shigella flexneri 11 18 20 19 14 3
Shigella sonnei 14 17 23 16 17 10
Shigella sp 33 28 43 51 53 70
Streptococcus            
Streptococcus group A 57 64 71 56 75 42
Streptococcus pneumoniae 169 229 198 141 143 138
Vibrio            
Vibrio cholerae - - 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 2025/52 2026/01 2026/02 2026/03 2026/04 2026/05
Citrobacter              
Citrobacter spp IMP - - - 1 - -
  KPC 1 - - 3 - -
  NDM 1 2 - 2 3 -
  OXA48 3 2 2 8 5 2
  Other 1 - - - - -
Enterobacter              
Enterobacter cloacae complex IMP 3 3 4 6 1 1
  KPC 3 2 3 1 3 -
  NDM 7 3 11 5 9 2
  OXA48 11 4 6 3 3 1
  VIM 1 - 2 - - -
  Other 1 1 3 1 2 1
Enterobacter roggenkampii OXA48 - - - - 1 -
Other enterobacter spp NDM - - - 1 - -
  OXA48 - - - - 1 -
Escherichia              
Escherichia coli IMP - 1 1 - 1 -
  KPC 3 7 7 2 1 -
  NDM 17 16 22 16 15 6
  OXA48 20 24 17 23 21 7
  VIM - 2 - - - -
  Other 2 4 2 2 4 -
Klebsiella              
Klebsiella aerogenes NDM - - - 1 - -
  OXA48 1 - - 1 - -
  Other 1 - - - - -
Klebsiella oxytoca IMP 1 - - - - -
  KPC - - - - 2 -
  NDM - 1 - 1 - -
  OXA48 - - 2 2 - -
Klebsiella pneumoniae IMP - - - - 1 -
  KPC 6 4 8 7 3 3
  NDM 10 17 11 14 8 2
  OXA48 6 14 9 15 7 3
  VIM - 1 1 2 - -
  Other - 1 1 1 2 -
Klebsiella pneumoniae subsp ozenae KPC 2 - 1 - - -
  NDM - - - - 1 -
Klebsiella variicola KPC - - - 1 1 -
  OXA48 1 - - - - -
Leclercia              
Leclercia adecarboxylata KPC - - - 1 - -
Morganella              
Morganella morganii KPC - - - - - 1
  NDM - 2 - - - -
  OXA48 1 - - - - -
Pantoea              
Pantoea septica OXA48 1 - - - - -
Pluralibacter              
Pluralibacter gergoviae Other - - - 1 - -
Proteus              
Proteus mirabilis NDM 1 1 2 1 - -
  Other - 2 2 3 1 -
Providencia              
Providencia stuartii OXA48 - - 1 - - -
Raoultella              
Raoultella ornithinolytica OXA48 - - - - 1 -
Other raoultella spp KPC - - - - - 1
  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 2025/52 2026/01 2026/02 2026/03 2026/04 2026/05
Acinetobacter              
Acinetobacter baumannii NDM - - 1 - - -
  Other - - 1 - - -
Pseudomonas              
Pseudomonas aeruginosa IMP 1 - - 1 - -
  NDM 1 1 2 2 1 -
  VIM - 2 1 2 - -
  Other 2 2 4 6 2 1
Pseudomonas alcaligenes VIM 1 - - - - -
Pseudomonas putida group VIM - - - - 1 -
Pseudomonas stutzeri group VIM - - - 1 - -
Other pseudomonas spp VIM - - - - 1 -
Other              
  KPC 1 - - - - -
  NDM - 1 1 - - -
  OXA48 - 1 - 1 - -