Table 2.
Disease | Domestic species affected | Zoonotic | History of occurrencea | Mode of transmission |
---|---|---|---|---|
Brucellosis (B. abortus) | Cattle | Yes | 2003 (Scotland) 2004 (England) | Direct, indirect contact—fetal material, uterine discharges, milk |
Enzootic bovine leukosis (EBL) | Cattle | No | 1999 (UK) | Direct, indirect, vertical |
Lumpy skin disease (LSD) | Cattle | No | Never | Biting flies, mosquitoes |
Bluetongue Virus (BTV) | Cattle, sheep | No | 2007 (England) | Vector—Culicoides |
Foot and mouth disease (FMD) | Cattle, sheep, pigs | No | 2007 (England) | Direct, indirect contact |
African Swine Fever (ASF) | Pigs | No | Never | Direct contact, vector–exotic soft ticks |
Aujeszky's Disease | Pigs | No | Eradicated 1989 | Direct, indirect contact |
Classical Swine Fever (CSF) | Pigs | No | 2000 (England) | Direct, indirect contact |
Swine Vesicular Disease (SVD) | Pigs | No | Eradicated 1982 | Direct, indirect contact |
Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED) | Pigs | No | Eradicated 1982 | Fecal-oral, fomites, germplasm, airborne |
Sheep pox | Sheep | No | Eradicated 1866 | Direct contact |
Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) | Sheep | No | Never | Direct, indirect contact |
Low Pathogenic Avian Influenza (LPAI) | Poultry | Yes | 2018 (Scotland) | Direct, indirect contact, wild birds |
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) | Poultry | Yes | 2018 (Scotland) | Direct, indirect contact, wild birds |
Newcastle Disease (ND) | Poultry | Yes | 2006 | Direct, indirect contact, wild birds |
African Horse Sickness (AHS) | Equines | No | Never | Vector–Culicoides |
Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) | Equines | No | 2012 (England) | Mechanical vector–Tabanids |
West Nile Virus (WNV) | Equines | Yes | Never | Vector–Mosquitoes |
If there has been an outbreak in Scotland this is recorded, otherwise the most recent outbreak elsewhere in GB is given.