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APHA animal disease surveillance focus articles

Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) monthly focus articles published in the Veterinary Record.

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 21 January 2020
• Last updated: 10 April 2024 — See all updates

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APHA focus articles in the Veterinary Record

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The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) publishes focus articles in the Veterinary Record in conjunction with its monthly disease surveillance report.

These focus articles cover seasonal disease threats and emerging disease trends and are accessible to everyone through toll-free links.

Go to the APHA animal disease surveillance reports collection for further reports.

Published 21 January 2020
Last updated 10 April 2024 + show all updates

1. 10 April 2024

   Added link to article 'Campylobacter species abortion in sheep'.

2. 21 July 2023

   Added link to article 'Wide-ranging programme for extensively managed livestock conference'.

3. 8 June 2023

   Added link to article 'Laboratory diagnosis of gastrointestinal nematodes in first-grazing-season cattle'.

4. 16 May 2023

   Added link to article 'reindeer health and welfare'.

5. 21 April 2023

   Added a link to the update on severe summer scour syndrome in cattle.

6. 30 January 2023

   Added link to article 'Haemonchus contortus: an overview'.

7. 23 September 2022

   Added 4 new links to 2022 focus articles list.

8. 25 March 2022

   Added Suckler calf diseases to the list of 2021 focus articles.

9. 23 March 2022

   Added links to APHA focus articles on Investigations associated with the 2020/21 highly pathogenic avian influenza epizootic in wild birds in Great Britain; Watery mouth disease in lambs; Looking out for avian influenza in smallholding poultry flock; and Pneumonia in adult cattle

10. 15 October 2021

    We have added a new focus article on Pestivirus infections of cattle.

11. 17 September 2021

    Added links to articles on congenital heart defects in calves, APHA thin ewe investigation project and testing for exclusion of avian notifiable disease: six-year review.

12. 11 June 2021

    Added a new focus article: Brachyspira hyodysenteriae isolate multilocus sequence type dashboard.

13. 19 April 2021

    Added link to article on extensively managed livestock event focuses on tickborne diseases.

14. 17 November 2020

    Added link to article on late grazing plant poisonings in cattle.

15. 7 September 2020

    Added Veterinary Record link to investigation of negated bluetongue cases in small ruminants 2019 focus article.

16. 11 August 2020

    Added link to focus article on rabbit haemorrhagic disease: a re-emerging threat to lagomorphs.

17. 13 July 2020

    Added link to disease considerations in smallholder and backyard poultry flocks article.

18. 16 June 2020

    Added link to the Veterinary Record cattle abortion update article.

19. 5 May 2020

    Added link to report - investigation of negated notifiable disease report cases in pigs.

20. 6 April 2020

    Added link to 'tickborne diseases of sheep' article.

21. 11 March 2020

    Added link to 'medium- to long-term endemic disease risks associated with flooding events' article.

22. 4 February 2020

    Added link to "Small ruminants: Investigating abortions in small ruminants" report.

23. 21 January 2020

    First published.