Notifiable diseases
A notifiable disease is a disease named in section 88 of the Animal Health Act 1981 or an Order made under that Act. Section 15(1) of the Act says that:
"any person having in their possession or under their charge an animal affected or suspected of having one of these diseases must, with all practicable speed, notify that fact to a police constable."
In practice, if you suspect signs of any of the notifiable diseases in the table below, you must immediately notify a Defra Divisional Veterinary Manager.
- Table of Exotic Notifiable Disease Investigations 2004 - 2008
- Horse Diseases - details of diseases covered by the Infectious Diseases of Horses Order 1987.
- Specified Diseases - details of diseases made compulsorily notifiable by the Specified Diseases (Notification and Slaughter) Order 1992 (as amended) and the Specified Diseases (Notification) Order 1996 (as amended) to enact European Union Legislation.
|
Notifiable Disease |
Species Affected |
Occurred last in Great Britain |
|---|---|---|
| African Horse Sickness | Horses | Never |
| African Swine Fever | Pigs | Never |
| Anthrax | Cattle and other mammals | Present |
| Aujeszky's Disease | Pigs and other mammals | 1989 |
| Avian Influenza (Bird flu) | Poultry | Present |
| Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (to BSE home page) | Cattle | Present |
| Bluetongue | All ruminants and camelids | Present |
| Brucellosis (Brucella abortus) | Cattle | 2004 |
| Brucellosis (Brucella melitensis) | Sheep and Goats | 1956 |
| Classical Swine Fever | Pigs | 2000 |
| Contagious agalactia | Sheep and Goats | Never |
| Contagious Bovine Pleuro-pneumonia | Cattle | 1898 |
| Contagious Epididymitis (Brucella ovis) | Sheep and Goats | Never |
| Contagious Equine Metritis | Horses | 2008 |
| Dourine | Horses | Never |
| Enzootic Bovine Leukosis | Cattle | 1996 |
| Epizootic Haemorrhagic Virus Disease | Deer | Never |
| Epizootic Lymphangitis | Horses | 1906 |
| Equine Viral Arteritis | Horses | 2004 |
| Equine Viral Encephalomyelitis | Horses | Never |
| Equine Infectious Anaemia | Horses | 1976 |
| Foot and Mouth Disease | Cattle, sheep, pigs and other cloven hoofed animals | 2007 |
| Glanders and Farcy | Horses | 1928 |
| Goat Pox | Goats | Never |
| Lumpy Skin Disease | Cattle | Never |
| Newcastle Disease | Poultry | 2006 |
| Paramyxovirus of pigeons | Pigeons | Present |
| Pest des Petits Ruminants | Sheep and Goats | Never |
| Rabies | Dogs and other mammals | 2006 |
| Rift Valley Fever | Cattle, Sheep and Goats | Never |
| Rinderpest (Cattle plague) | Cattle | 1877 |
| Scrapie (on Defra's BSE website) | Sheep and goats | Present |
| Sheep pox | Sheep | 1866 |
| Swine Vesicular Disease | Pigs | 1982 |
| Teschen Disease (Porcine enterovirus encephalomyelitis) | Pigs | Never |
| Tuberculosis (Bovine TB) | Cattle and deer | Present |
| Vesicular Stomatitis | Cattle, pigs and horses | Never |
| Warble fly | Cattle, (also deer and horses) | 1990 |
| West Nile Virus | Horses | Never |
A more complete list of animal diseases and zoonoses is also available on the OIE website.
Page last modified: July 25, 2008