Guidance

Anthrax: assessing risk of anthrax on building land

Background on anthrax in England and Wales, and how to assess building land for risk of anthrax.

From:
UK Health Security Agency
Published
18 September 2014
Last updated
15 July 2025 — See all updates

Applies to England and Wales

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Assessing risk of anthrax on building land

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If building work is to take place in areas for which there is documented evidence of a confirmed case of anthrax in livestock, the site can be sampled and specimens sent for analysis for anthrax spores.

Updates to this page

Published 18 September 2014
Last updated 15 July 2025 show all updates

  1. Rebranded page to UKHSA. No change to content.

  2. Revised para 2, p6 revised following user feedback; updated BSI reference p9; FWE lab details p10 removed at lab request.

  3. First published.

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