Notifiable organisms and how to report them
The organisms that cause infectious diseases that laboratories must report, and how to report them.
Applies to England
All laboratories in England with a primary diagnostic role must report a confirmed notifiable organism to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA, previously Public Health England).听
Read the guidance for diagnostic laboratories on .
For more details on the responsibilities of laboratories, see page 28 of鈥�.听
List of notifiable organisms (causative agents)聽
Causative agents notifiable to鈥�UKHSA鈥痷nder the Health Protection (Notification) Regulations 2010:聽
- Bacillus anthracis
- Bacillus cereus (only if associated with food poisoning)
- 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 (only if associated with food poisoning)
- Clostridium tetani
- Corynebacterium diphtheriae
- Corynebacterium ulcerans
- Coxiella burnetii
- Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus
- Cryptosporidium spp
- Dengue virus
- Ebola virus
- Entamoeba histolytica
- Francisella tularensis
- Giardia lamblia
- Guanarito virus
- Haemophilus influenzae (invasive)
- Hanta virus
- Hepatitis A, B, C, delta, and E viruses
- Influenza virus
- Junin virus
- Kyasanur Forest disease virus
- Lassa virus
- Legionella spp聽
- Leptospira interrogans
- Listeria monocytogenes聽
- Machupo virus聽
- Marburg virus聽
- Measles virus聽
- Mpox (previously known as monkeypox) virus聽
- Mumps virus聽
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex聽
- Neisseria meningitidis聽
- Omsk haemorrhagic fever virus聽
- Plasmodium falciparum, vivax, ovale, malariae, knowlesi聽
- Polio virus (wild or vaccine types)聽
- Rabies virus (classical rabies and rabies-related lyssaviruses)聽
- Rickettsia spp聽
- Rift Valley fever virus聽
- Rubella virus聽
- Sabia virus聽
- Salmonella spp聽
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- Shigella spp聽
- Streptococcus pneumoniae (invasive)聽
- Streptococcus pyogenes (invasive)聽
- Varicella zoster virus聽
- Variola virus聽
- Verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli (including E.coli O157)聽
- Vibrio cholerae聽
- West Nile Virus聽
- Yellow fever virus聽
- Yersinia pestis聽
Subscribe to reports聽
UKHSA鈥痯ublishes reports on the numbers of laboratory notifications received.鈥�UKHSA鈥檚 Information management section collates the returns of registered medical practitioner (RMP) notifications and laboratory causative agents nationally and publishes analyses of local and national trends weekly.听
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See notifications of infectious diseases and causative agents report.听
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For data older than 1 year鈥�see the鈥�NOIDs鈥痗辞濒濒别肠迟颈辞苍.听
Health protection legislation in England gives public authorities powers and duties to prevent and control risks to human health from infection or contamination, including by chemicals and radiation.听
See the revised measures within the amended鈥�� and its accompanying regulations.听
The legislation adopts an all hazards approach, and, in addition to the specified list of infectious diseases, there is a requirement to notify cases of other infections or contamination which could present a significant risk to human health.听聽
COVID-19 testing services: private providers聽
Commercial private providers of COVID-19 testing services need to comply will all relevant legislative requirements. This includes, from 1 January 2024, private providers (diagnostic laboratories, sample collection and point of care testing) being accredited against the relevant ISO standards by a signatory of the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation Mutual Recognition Agreement. This includes the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS). For further information, see鈥�. To discuss accreditation, contact the appropriate accreditation body.