Research and analysis

NOIDs causative agents: week 37 (week ending 15 September 2024)

Updated 23 December 2024

Applies to England and Wales

Laboratories in England have a statutory duty to notify the UK Health Security Agency 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 2024/32 2024/33 2024/34 2024/35 2024/36 2024/37
Arboviruses            
West Nile Virus 1 - 1 1 - -
Bacillus            
Bacillus cereus 31 30 28 19 27 18
Bordetella            
Bordetella pertussis 268 253 142 107 100 102
Borrelia            
Borrelia burgdorferi 28 38 27 45 62 50
Borrelia sp 5 8 5 6 13 8
Brucella            
Brucella melitensis 1 - - - - 1
Brucella sp - 2 - - 1 1
Burkholderia            
Burkholderia pseudomallei 1 - - - - -
Campylobacter            
Campylobacter coli 72 59 71 58 62 52
Campylobacter fetus - 1 - - 1 -
Campylobacter jejuni 321 271 322 319 358 314
Campylobacter lari 1 - - - - -
Campylobacter other named 2 4 1 1 2 2
Campylobacter sp 1,199 1,272 1,204 1,079 1,250 1,273
Campylobacter upsaliensis 3 1 - 1 2 1
Campylobacter ureolyticus (bacteroides corrodens) 1 - 2 1 2 1
Chikungunya virus            
Chikungunya virus 2 1 4 2 - -
Clostridium            
Clostridium perfringens 30 34 28 28 23 29
Coronavirus            
Coronavirus 16 18 20 21 15 9
SARS coronavirus 2 - - 1 - 2
SARS-CoV-2 antibody indeterminate 70 82 77 87 60 122
SARS-CoV-2 antibody void 2 6 - - 2 -
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) 2,084 1,688 1,406 1,582 1,726 1,714
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) indeterminate 60 55 62 41 72 58
SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody negative 17 13 15 8 16 36
SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody positive 113 104 84 62 113 337
SARS-CoV-2 total antibody negative 10 20 6 16 22 11
SARS-CoV-2 total antibody positive 54 41 61 49 37 63
Corynebacterium            
Corynebacterium diphtheriae 2 1 - 1 3 1
Corynebacterium ulcerans - 1 - 1 1 1
Coxiella            
Coxiella burnetii - - 1 - - 3
Cryptosporidium            
Cryptosporidium cuniculus 1 - - 1 - -
Cryptosporidium felis - - - 1 - -
Cryptosporidium hominis 15 22 19 21 39 12
Cryptosporidium parvum 51 29 42 67 66 26
Cryptosporidium sp 27 37 47 42 74 118
Cryptosporidium ubiquitum 1 - - - - -
Cryptosporidium viatorum - 1 - - - -
Entamoeba            
Entamoeba histolytica 1 - - 2 2 1
Escherichia            
Escherichia coli O 157 16 21 16 16 27 25
Flaviviruses            
Dengue virus 8 6 10 13 9 18
Giardia            
Giardia sp 93 117 111 95 143 148
Haemophilus            
Haemophilus influenzae 50 44 59 62 46 37
Hepatitis viruses            
Hepatitis A 15 11 23 12 20 25
Hepatitis B 306 313 314 229 281 270
Hepatitis C 289 280 236 255 241 250
Hepatitis D 4 7 9 4 6 10
Hepatitis E 34 34 33 18 34 42
Influenza virus            
Influenza A 262 232 220 227 218 236
Influenza B 24 19 20 22 16 22
Influenza indeterminate - 1 1 - 1 -
Influenza ungrouped 4 4 8 5 8 5
Legionella            
Legionella longbeachae - 1 - - - -
Legionella pneumophila 3 8 7 15 5 5
Legionella sp 1 1 3 2 2 5
Leptospira            
Leptospira interrogans 1 - - - - 1
Listeria            
Listeria monocytogenes 5 2 4 3 2 8
Mycobacterium            
Mycobacterium tuberculosis 107 85 116 68 87 98
Neisseria            
Neisseria meningitidis 16 14 9 12 12 24
Orthopoxvirus            
Mpox virus 14 17 14 6 17 19
Paramyxoviruses            
Measles virus 55 34 48 32 27 22
Mumps virus 6 8 5 4 1 4
Plasmodium            
Plasmodium falciparum 14 - - 2 28 -
Plasmodium ovale - - - - 1 1
Plasmodium vivax 1 - - - - -
Polyomavirus            
Polyomavirus BK 66 33 63 45 60 64
Polyomavirus JC 7 5 10 5 15 10
Polyomavirus untyped 8 16 10 12 14 22
Rabies virus            
Rabies virus - 1 - - - -
Rickettsia            
Rickettsia mooseri - - - 1 - -
Rickettsia sp - - 1 - - -
Rickettsia spotted fever 1 - 1 - - -
Rubella virus            
Rubella virus 6 4 1 3 1 1
Salmonella            
Other salmonellas 82 71 74 78 65 31
Salmonella agona - 10 - - - -
Salmonella blockley 10 12 8 18 10 -
Salmonella bovis-morbificans - - 5 - - -
Salmonella chester - - - - 5 -
Salmonella enterica - 7 - - 5 -
Salmonella enteritidis 109 85 114 112 76 23
Salmonella infantis - - 7 - - -
Salmonella kentucky - 5 - - - -
Salmonella napoli - 5 - - - -
Salmonella newport 8 7 7 5 11 -
Salmonella oranienburg - - - 5 - -
Salmonella sp 53 41 39 41 198 338
Salmonella typhi and paratyphi 14 11 17 17 13 17
Salmonella typhimurium 38 47 46 44 33 14
Slmonella enterica - 6 6 - - 8
Shigella            
Shigella boydii 1 2 1 - - 1
Shigella dysenteriae - - - 1 - 1
Shigella flexneri 18 18 14 16 15 10
Shigella sonnei 25 35 14 22 20 13
Shigella sp 64 76 68 59 88 101
Streptococcus            
Streptococcus group A 52 34 54 64 68 62
Streptococcus pneumoniae 62 63 61 58 44 61
Vibrio            
Vibrio cholerae 2 3 2 1 2 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 AMRHAI Reference Unit.

Week notification received 2024/32 2024/33 2024/34 2024/35 2024/36 2024/37
Citrobacter              
Citrobacter spp IMP - - 1 - - -
  KPC 1 - 2 1 - -
  NDM 2 2 1 - 1 -
  OXA48 4 3 1 1 - -
  Other - 1 - - - -
Enterobacter              
Enterobacter cloacae complex IMP 5 11 2 2 1 -
  KPC 6 7 6 7 3 7
  NDM 8 11 11 3 3 2
  OXA48 5 4 5 4 6 2
  VIM - 1 2 - - -
  Other 1 1 2 - - -
Other enterobacter spp IMP - 2 - - 1 -
  KPC - - 1 - - -
  NDM 1 1 - - 3 -
  OXA48 - 1 1 1 1 -
  VIM - 2 - - 2 -
Escherichia              
Escherichia coli IMP 1 - - - 1 -
  KPC 7 9 7 4 6 1
  NDM 10 22 9 19 14 6
  OXA48 21 18 18 19 15 9
  VIM - - 1 - - -
  Other 1 1 1 1 2 1
Escherichia hermannii IMP - - 1 - - -
  OXA48 - - 1 - - -
Klebsiella              
Klebsiella aerogenes IMP - 1 - - - -
  OXA48 - - 1 - - -
Klebsiella oxytoca KPC 1 - - 1 1 -
  NDM 2 - - - - -
  OXA48 - 1 1 - 3 -
Klebsiella pneumoniae IMP - 2 3 2 5 -
  KPC 16 14 35 17 12 11
  NDM 8 12 8 14 6 2
  OXA48 9 13 16 9 11 4
  VIM - 2 - 1 1 -
  Other 1 1 3 1 1 1
Klebsiella variicola KPC - - - - - 1
  NDM - - - - - 1
  OXA48 1 - - 1 - -
Other klebsiella spp OXA48 - 1 - 1 - -
Leclercia              
Leclercia adecarboxylata KPC 1 - - - - -
Morganella              
Morganella morganii OXA48 - 1 - - - -
  Other - - 1 - - -
Pantoea              
Pantoea agglomerans IMP - - 1 - - -
  OXA48 - - 1 - - -
Pantoea septica KPC - - - 1 - -
Pluralibacter              
Pluralibacter spp KPC - - - - - 1
Proteus              
Proteus mirabilis NDM - 1 1 1 - -
Proteus vulgaris OXA48 - - - 1 - -
Other proteus spp NDM - - - 1 - -
Raoultella              
Raoultella ornithinolytica OXA48 - - 2 - - -
Serratia              
Serratia marcescens/ureilytica IMP 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 the AMRHAI Reference Unit.

Week notification received 2024/32 2024/33 2024/34 2024/35 2024/36 2024/37
Acinetobacter              
Acinetobacter baumannii NDM 2 3 1 - - -
  Other 1 - - 1 - -
Pseudomonas              
Pseudomonas aeruginosa IMP - 2 - - - -
  NDM - 4 1 - 1 1
  VIM 1 - - - 1 -
  Other 1 1 5 1 1 1
Pseudomonas putida group Other - - - - 1 -
Pseudomonas stutzeri group VIM - - - 1 - -
Other              
  KPC - - 2 - 1 -
  NDM 1 - 1 - - -
  OXA48 - 1 1 - - -
  VIM - - - - 1 -
  Other - 1 - - - -