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Report suspected salmonella in animals (ZO2 general)

Use this form to report suspected salmonella in animals to the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
Published
28 October 2024

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Salmonella supplementary form: general

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Code of Practice: Salmonella Infection in Livestock

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Details

Vets and private laboratories can use this form to:

  • report suspected salmonella in animals, including farmed mammals and horses
  • submit suspected salmonella isolates from animals for confirmatory identification

Use a different form to report salmonella in:

Statutory reporting of salmonella

You are legally required to report suspected salmonella in farmed mammals including:

  • cattle
  • pigs
  • sheep
  • goats
  • horses
  • deer
  • rabbits

You must:

  • report the isolation of the organism to APHA
  • provide a culture of the organism to APHA for confirmatory identification
  • provide all the information requested in the form

This form should only be used for the submission of suspected salmonella isolates.

Voluntary reporting of salmonella

You can also use this form to voluntarily report salmonella in any other species, including zoo animals and reptiles.

Testing is carried out by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) Salmonella National Reference Laboratory.

Costs and turnaround times

There is no charge for statutory testing.

Results are returned within a maximum of 12 working days.

Test reports are emailed to the submitting laboratory.

For more information see our general terms and conditions.

Submitting samples

You must complete the form in full. Specific statutory information is required with all isolate submissions.

If you are submitting samples from farm animals, you must also include the relevant species diagnostic testing form:

Send the forms and the samples to:

Sample Reception
APHA Weybridge 
Woodham Lane
New Haw 
Addlestone 
Surrey        
KT15 3NB

You must follow the rules for packaging and sending pathological material.

Contact APHA

Testing queries

Email: lab.services@apha.gov.uk
Telephone: 03000 600 022

Results and report queries

Email: salmonella@apha.gov.uk

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Published 28 October 2024

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