Guidance
Alerts for vets: emerging and endemic disease alert system (EEDAS)
Alerts issued by APHA’s endemic and emerging disease alert system (EEDAS) for vets working with livestock.
Applies to England, Scotland and Wales
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The emerging and endemic disease alert system (EEDAS) is for veterinary professionals working with livestock. Alerts notify of disease risk or important information.
Vets can sign up to receive these alerts by email or text.
They are published by the APHA species expert groups and are independent of the notifiable disease alerts.
Updates to this page
Published 28 November 2025
Last updated -
Updated Worm risk increases after rainfall HTML
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Added the alert: Babesiosis in cattle.
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Added the 29 April 2026 alert: Hypomagnesaemia in cattle and sheep.
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Added the alert: Coccidiosis in lambs.
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Added the alert: Mannheimia pleuropneumonia outbreaks in adult dairy cattle.
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First published.