Research and analysis

NOIDs causative agents: week 9 (week ending 1 March 2026)

Updated 18 March 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 2026/04 2026/05 2026/06 2026/07 2026/08 2026/09
Arboviruses            
West Nile Virus - - - - 1 -
Bacillus            
Bacillus cereus 19 27 19 17 22 19
Bordetella            
Bordetella pertussis 3 5 4 2 2 3
Borrelia            
Borrelia burgdorferi 25 15 30 20 14 17
Borrelia sp 28 35 39 25 36 26
Brucella            
Brucella sp - 5 - - 1 -
Campylobacter            
Campylobacter coli 28 16 36 30 16 22
Campylobacter fetus - 1 - 3 - -
Campylobacter gracilis - - 1 - - -
Campylobacter jejuni 220 268 268 280 276 235
Campylobacter lari - - - - 1 -
Campylobacter other named 2 6 1 1 1 2
Campylobacter rectus 2 - - 1 1 2
Campylobacter sp 918 933 1,046 989 914 945
Campylobacter upsaliensis 1 - 1 - 1 3
Campylobacter ureolyticus (bacteroides corrodens) 2 - 1 1 1 1
Chikungunya virus            
Chikungunya virus 1 1 1 4 2 1
Clostridium            
Clostridium botulinum 1 - - - - -
Clostridium perfringens 29 36 38 50 43 37
Coronavirus            
Coronavirus 220 223 231 282 259 263
Human coronavirus 229e 4 8 13 7 9 3
Human coronavirus hku1 3 1 2 5 5 2
Human coronavirus nl63 1 2 1 4 3 3
Human coronavirus oc43 16 26 20 23 26 7
SARS coronavirus - - - - 1 -
SARS-CoV-2 antibody void - - - - 2 -
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) 673 662 801 929 669 664
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) indeterminate 17 29 18 15 13 22
SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody negative - - - - 3 -
SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody positive 57 36 22 25 40 18
SARS-CoV-2 total antibody negative 4 - - - - 4
SARS-CoV-2 total antibody positive 23 6 7 34 9 27
Corynebacterium            
Corynebacterium diphtheriae 4 1 4 5 7 4
Corynebacterium ulcerans 3 1 2 1 - 1
Coxiella            
Coxiella burnetii 1 - - - - -
Cryptosporidium            
Cryptosporidium cuniculus - 1 3 1 - 1
Cryptosporidium hominis 6 5 8 7 9 4
Cryptosporidium parvum 16 12 15 21 16 10
Cryptosporidium sp 30 24 23 19 37 52
Cryptosporidium ubiquitum - 1 2 - 1 -
Entamoeba            
Entamoeba histolytica 2 2 2 3 3 3
Escherichia            
Escherichia coli O 157 6 8 5 4 5 5
Flaviviruses            
Dengue virus 1 9 12 6 3 2
Giardia            
Giardia intestinalis 2 - 1 - 1 2
Giardia sp 138 119 123 117 103 121
Haemophilus            
Haemophilus influenzae 72 69 75 66 84 94
Hepatitis viruses            
Hepatitis A 11 14 13 16 15 15
Hepatitis B 301 309 293 270 260 234
Hepatitis C 227 249 265 219 183 224
Hepatitis D 11 7 7 3 8 5
Hepatitis E 44 29 44 43 33 43
Influenza virus            
Influenza A 3,058 1,979 1,570 1,106 912 724
Influenza B 65 57 45 84 43 48
Influenza indeterminate 5 13 - 2 5 1
Influenza ungrouped 39 33 23 15 10 9
Legionella            
Legionella pneumophila 5 9 9 10 6 8
Legionella sp 4 4 5 - 6 4
Listeria            
Listeria monocytogenes 3 - 3 3 5 3
Mycobacterium            
Mycobacterium tuberculosis 77 119 88 95 81 110
Neisseria            
Neisseria meningitidis 31 34 28 36 21 34
Orthopoxvirus            
Mpox virus positive 29 21 25 36 27 35
Paramyxoviruses            
Measles virus 6 17 10 17 22 31
Mumps virus 7 9 8 9 6 1
Plasmodium            
Plasmodium falciparum 9 - 5 - - -
Plasmodium malariae 1 - 1 - - -
Plasmodium ovale - - 3 - - -
Plasmodium vivax 1 - 2 - - -
Polyomavirus            
Polyomavirus BK 84 75 82 67 73 65
Polyomavirus JC 16 6 18 13 5 15
Polyomavirus untyped 16 18 12 18 7 21
Rabies virus            
Rabies virus - - - 1 - -
Rickettsia            
Rickettsia sp - 1 - - - -
Rickettsia spotted fever 1 - - - - -
Rubella virus            
Rubella virus 1 - 4 3 7 3
Salmonella            
Other salmonellas 60 52 64 54 39 10
Salmonella bareilly - 5 5 - - -
Salmonella enterica 6 - 7 - - -
Salmonella enteritidis 40 47 37 38 18 9
Salmonella java - - - 7 - -
Salmonella sp 19 42 20 27 73 152
Salmonella stanley - - - 7 - -
Salmonella typhi and paratyphi 8 17 8 14 20 15
Salmonella typhimurium 48 58 59 39 18 10
Shigella            
Shigella boydii - - 1 3 1 3
Shigella dysenteriae - - 1 1 1 -
Shigella flexneri 20 6 21 16 15 11
Shigella sonnei 21 16 29 26 18 12
Shigella sp 43 62 61 65 47 78
Streptococcus            
Streptococcus group A 74 44 76 64 62 71
Streptococcus pneumoniae 146 139 156 147 129 152
Vibrio            
Vibrio cholerae 1 - 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 2026/04 2026/05 2026/06 2026/07 2026/08 2026/09
Citrobacter              
Citrobacter spp IMP - - - 1 1 -
  KPC - - 1 1 - 1
  NDM 3 3 - 3 3 -
  OXA48 5 4 3 1 3 -
  VIM - - - 1 - -
  Other - 2 - 1 1 -
Enterobacter              
Enterobacter cloacae complex IMP - 3 4 3 2 -
  KPC 3 1 2 3 2 -
  NDM 11 7 2 8 4 1
  OXA48 3 7 3 3 5 -
  VIM - - - - 1 -
  Other 2 2 1 2 - -
Enterobacter roggenkampii OXA48 1 - - - - -
Other enterobacter spp OXA48 1 - - - - -
Escherichia              
Escherichia coli IMP 2 1 2 4 - -
  KPC 1 - - 1 1 1
  NDM 18 22 18 20 18 2
  OXA48 28 34 25 32 23 5
  VIM 1 - - 1 - -
  Other 4 2 3 2 3 1
Escherichia hermannii KPC - - 1 - - -
Klebsiella              
Klebsiella aerogenes KPC - 1 - - - -
  OXA48 - - - - - 1
Klebsiella oxytoca IMP 1 - - 1 - -
  KPC 2 1 - 3 - -
  NDM - 1 - 1 1 -
  OXA48 - 1 - 4 - -
  Other - - - - 1 -
Klebsiella pneumoniae IMP 2 1 1 - 3 -
  KPC 5 5 7 4 7 -
  NDM 11 15 11 11 11 2
  OXA48 7 16 7 7 11 3
  VIM 2 - - - 1 -
  Other 2 3 4 1 2 -
Klebsiella pneumoniae subsp ozenae NDM 1 - - - - -
Klebsiella variicola KPC 1 - - - - -
Other klebsiella spp NDM - - - - 1 -
  OXA48 - 1 - - - -
  Other - - - - 1 -
Kluyvera              
Kluyvera spp OXA48 - 1 - - - -
Morganella              
Morganella morganii KPC - 1 - - - -
  NDM - 1 - 1 - -
  OXA48 - - - 1 - -
Proteus              
Proteus mirabilis KPC - - 1 - - -
  NDM - - - 2 3 1
  OXA48 - 1 1 - - -
  VIM - - 1 - - -
  Other 1 1 1 - 1 -
Raoultella              
Raoultella ornithinolytica OXA48 1 - - - - -
Other raoultella spp KPC - 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 2026/04 2026/05 2026/06 2026/07 2026/08 2026/09
Acinetobacter              
Acinetobacter baumannii NDM - - 3 - - -
Other acinetobacter spp NDM - - 1 - - -
Pseudomonas              
Pseudomonas aeruginosa IMP - 1 - 2 - -
  NDM 1 2 2 2 - -
  VIM 1 2 1 1 - -
  Other 3 4 2 1 3 1
Pseudomonas putida group VIM 1 - 2 - - -
  Other - - 1 - - -
Other pseudomonas spp VIM 1 1 - - - -
Other              
  VIM - - - - 1 -
  Other - - - 1 - -