Pathogen Directory

109 pathogens with diagnostic coverage

virus (41)

Pathogen	Scientific Name	Category	WHO Priority	WHO EDL	CDC Reportable
SARS-CoV-2	Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2	virus	critical	Yes	Yes
Influenza A	Influenza A virus	virus	high	Yes	Yes
Influenza B	Influenza B virus	virus	high	Yes	Yes
RSV	Respiratory syncytial virus	virus	high	No	No
Adenovirus	Human adenovirus	virus	—	No	No
Metapneumovirus	Human metapneumovirus	virus	—	No	No
Parainfluenza 1-4	Human parainfluenza virus	virus	—	No	No
Rhinovirus/Enterovirus	Rhinovirus/Enterovirus	virus	—	No	No
HIV-1/2	Human immunodeficiency virus 1/2	virus	critical	Yes	Yes
Hepatitis B virus	Hepatitis B virus	virus	high	Yes	Yes
Hepatitis C virus	Hepatitis C virus	virus	high	Yes	Yes
Dengue virus	Dengue virus 1-4	virus	high	Yes	Yes
Zika virus	Zika virus	virus	—	No	No
Norovirus	Norovirus GI/GII	virus	—	No	No
Rotavirus	Rotavirus A	virus	—	No	No
Mpox virus	Monkeypox virus	virus	high	No	Yes
Ebola virus	Ebola virus	virus	—	No	No
West Nile virus	West Nile virus	virus	—	No	No
SARS-CoV-2	Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2	virus	critical	Yes	Yes
Influenza A	Influenza A virus	virus	high	Yes	Yes
Influenza B	Influenza B virus	virus	high	Yes	Yes
RSV	Respiratory syncytial virus	virus	high	No	No
Adenovirus	Human adenovirus	virus	—	No	No
Metapneumovirus	Human metapneumovirus	virus	—	No	No
Parainfluenza 1-4	Human parainfluenza virus	virus	—	No	No
Rhinovirus/Enterovirus	Rhinovirus/Enterovirus	virus	—	No	No
HIV-1/2	Human immunodeficiency virus 1/2	virus	critical	Yes	Yes
Hepatitis B virus	Hepatitis B virus	virus	high	Yes	Yes
Hepatitis C virus	Hepatitis C virus	virus	high	Yes	Yes
Dengue virus	Dengue virus 1-4	virus	high	Yes	Yes
Zika virus	Zika virus	virus	—	No	No
Norovirus	Norovirus GI/GII	virus	—	No	No
Rotavirus	Rotavirus A	virus	—	No	No
Mpox virus	Monkeypox virus	virus	high	No	Yes
Ebola virus	Ebola virus	virus	—	No	No
West Nile virus	West Nile virus	virus	—	No	No
Respiratory Syncytial Virus A/B	Orthopneumovirus hominis	virus	high	Yes	No
Norovirus GI/GII	Norovirus	virus	medium	No	No
Human Metapneumovirus	Human metapneumovirus	virus	—	No	No
Parainfluenza Virus 1/2/3/4	Human parainfluenza virus 1/2/3/4	virus	—	No	No
Herpes Simplex Virus 1/2	Herpes simplex virus 1/2	virus	—	No	No

bacteria (56)

Pathogen	Scientific Name	Category	WHO Priority	WHO EDL	CDC Reportable
Mycoplasma pneumoniae	Mycoplasma pneumoniae	bacteria	—	No	No
Chlamydophila pneumoniae	Chlamydophila pneumoniae	bacteria	—	No	No
Bordetella pertussis	Bordetella pertussis	bacteria	—	No	No
Legionella pneumophila	Legionella pneumophila	bacteria	—	No	No
Streptococcus pneumoniae	Streptococcus pneumoniae	bacteria	—	No	No
Staphylococcus aureus	Staphylococcus aureus	bacteria	—	No	No
MRSA	Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus	bacteria	critical	No	No
E. coli	Escherichia coli	bacteria	—	No	No
Salmonella spp.	Salmonella enterica	bacteria	—	No	No
Campylobacter spp.	Campylobacter jejuni/coli	bacteria	—	No	No
Clostridioides difficile	Clostridioides difficile	bacteria	high	No	No
Neisseria gonorrhoeae	Neisseria gonorrhoeae	bacteria	high	Yes	Yes
Chlamydia trachomatis	Chlamydia trachomatis	bacteria	high	Yes	Yes
Treponema pallidum	Treponema pallidum	bacteria	—	No	No
Mycobacterium tuberculosis	Mycobacterium tuberculosis	bacteria	critical	Yes	Yes
Klebsiella pneumoniae	Klebsiella pneumoniae	bacteria	—	No	No
Pseudomonas aeruginosa	Pseudomonas aeruginosa	bacteria	—	No	No
Acinetobacter baumannii	Acinetobacter baumannii	bacteria	—	No	No
VRE	Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus	bacteria	—	No	No
Mycoplasma pneumoniae	Mycoplasma pneumoniae	bacteria	—	No	No
Chlamydophila pneumoniae	Chlamydophila pneumoniae	bacteria	—	No	No
Bordetella pertussis	Bordetella pertussis	bacteria	—	No	No
Legionella pneumophila	Legionella pneumophila	bacteria	—	No	No
Streptococcus pneumoniae	Streptococcus pneumoniae	bacteria	—	No	No
Staphylococcus aureus	Staphylococcus aureus	bacteria	—	No	No
MRSA	Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus	bacteria	critical	No	No
E. coli	Escherichia coli	bacteria	—	No	No
Salmonella spp.	Salmonella enterica	bacteria	—	No	No
Campylobacter spp.	Campylobacter jejuni/coli	bacteria	—	No	No
Clostridioides difficile	Clostridioides difficile	bacteria	high	No	No
Neisseria gonorrhoeae	Neisseria gonorrhoeae	bacteria	high	Yes	Yes
Chlamydia trachomatis	Chlamydia trachomatis	bacteria	high	Yes	Yes
Treponema pallidum	Treponema pallidum	bacteria	—	No	No
Mycobacterium tuberculosis	Mycobacterium tuberculosis	bacteria	critical	Yes	Yes
Klebsiella pneumoniae	Klebsiella pneumoniae	bacteria	—	No	No
Pseudomonas aeruginosa	Pseudomonas aeruginosa	bacteria	—	No	No
Acinetobacter baumannii	Acinetobacter baumannii	bacteria	—	No	No
VRE	Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus	bacteria	—	No	No
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales	Enterobacterales (carbapenem-resistant)	bacteria	critical	Yes	Yes
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)	Staphylococcus aureus (methicillin-resistant)	bacteria	high	Yes	Yes
Bacteroides fragilis group	Bacteroides fragilis	bacteria	medium	No	No
Prevotella species	Prevotella spp.	bacteria	low	No	No
Neisseria meningitidis	Neisseria meningitidis	bacteria	high	Yes	Yes
Anaerobic bacteria	—	bacteria	—	No	No
Gram-positive anaerobic bacteria	—	bacteria	—	No	No
Clostridium species	Clostridium spp.	bacteria	—	No	No
Porphyromonas species	Porphyromonas spp.	bacteria	—	No	No
Chlamydia pneumoniae	Chlamydophila pneumoniae	bacteria	—	No	No
Enterococcus faecalis	Enterococcus faecalis	bacteria	—	No	No
Escherichia coli	Escherichia coli	bacteria	—	No	No
Campylobacter species	Campylobacter spp.	bacteria	—	No	No
Salmonella species	Salmonella spp.	bacteria	—	No	No
Shigella/EIEC	Shigella spp. / Enteroinvasive E. coli	bacteria	—	No	No
Listeria monocytogenes	Listeria monocytogenes	bacteria	—	No	No
Streptococcus agalactiae	Streptococcus agalactiae	bacteria	—	No	No
Gram-negative bacteria	—	bacteria	—	No	No

parasite (4)

Pathogen	Scientific Name	Category	WHO Priority	WHO EDL	CDC Reportable
Plasmodium spp.	Plasmodium falciparum/vivax	parasite	critical	Yes	Yes
Plasmodium spp.	Plasmodium falciparum/vivax	parasite	critical	Yes	Yes
Cryptosporidium	Cryptosporidium species	parasite	medium	Yes	Yes
Giardia lamblia	Giardia duodenalis	parasite	—	No	No

fungus (8)

Pathogen	Scientific Name	Category	WHO Priority	WHO EDL	CDC Reportable
Candida auris	Candida auris	fungus	critical	No	Yes
Aspergillus fumigatus	Aspergillus fumigatus	fungus	—	No	No
Candida auris	Candida auris	fungus	critical	No	Yes
Aspergillus fumigatus	Aspergillus fumigatus	fungus	—	No	No
Cryptococcus neoformans/gattii	Cryptococcus neoformans / Cryptococcus gattii	fungus	critical	Yes	Yes
Candida species	Candida spp.	fungus	—	No	No
Candida albicans	Candida albicans	fungus	—	No	No
Fungal pathogens	—	fungus	—	No	No