Collection

APHA animal disease surveillance reports

Reports published by the Animal and Plant Health Agency on the monitoring of diseases in livestock and poultry.

The reports are a summary of disease data gathered by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).

They are part of the disease surveillance system which is used to monitor new diseases in cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry, and to monitor changing trends in existing diseases.

Monthly reports

Monthly report published by APHA on the monitoring of diseases in livestock and poultry.

APHA focus articles in Veterinary Record (Toll-free link)

Monthly focus article published by APHA in the Veterinary Record

Avian

Quarterly reports about new and emerging diseases in poultry.

Cattle

Quarterly reports about new and emerging diseases in cattle.

Exotic and farmed species

Quarterly reports about new and emerging diseases in exotic and farmed species such as alpacas, llama and farmed deer.

Pig

Monthly and quarterly reports about new and emerging diseases in pigs.

Small ruminants

Quarterly reports about new and emerging diseases in sheep and goats.

Wildlife

Quarterly reports published by the GB Wildlife Disease Surveillance Partnership on the monitoring of disease in wildlife.

Chemical food safety

Summary of investigations into chemical incidents on farms to ensure the health and welfare of livestock, and food safety, is protected.

Parasitology

Annual review of literature and horizon scanning on parasitology.

Zoonoses and veterinary public health

Quarterly and annual reports about the disease surveillance of zoonoses and infections shared between humans and animals.

Veterinary Investigation Diagnosis Analysis (VIDA)

Annual report on data recorded by APHA and Scotland’s Rural College on animal diagnostic submissions in Great Britain.

Information on data analysis

How the data in the GB disease surveillance and emerging threat reports is analysed.

Updates to this page

Published 15 June 2015
Last updated 4 June 2020 + show all updates
  1. Added links to 2020 species disease surveillance reports.

  2. Added the 2020 monthly surveillance report publication.

  3. Pig: GB disease surveillance and emerging threats report 2019 now available

  4. Quarter 1 GB disease surveillance and emerging threats reports, 2019 now available for avian, cattle, small ruminants, wildlife and exotic and farmed species.

  5. Non-statutory zoonoses: GB disease surveillance and emerging threats reports, 2019 quarter 1 now available

  6. APHA focus articles added

  7. APHA disease surveillance reports, 2019 now available

  8. Information on data analysis report added

  9. 2018 reports added

  10. Added Non-statutory zoonoses: disease surveillance reports, 2016 to the collection

  11. Added 2016 publications to the collection

  12. First published.