Guidance

Notifications for veterinary professionals: small animal risks and threats (SmART) comms system

Notifications issued by APHA’s small animal risks and threats (SmART) comms system.

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 29 December 2025
• Last updated: 26 May 2026
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  1. 26 May 2026

     Added new notification, 19 May 2026: Be Spot-On Aware Campaign.

  2. 26 February 2026

     Added notification 'Good hygiene when handling raw pet food emphasized in FSA survey'.

  3. 9 February 2026

     Added notification: Thelazia callipaeda detected in a cat in the South East of England.

  4. 29 December 2025

     First published.

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

Documents

19 May 2026: Be Spot-On Aware Campaign

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25 February 2026: Good hygiene when handling raw pet food emphasized in FSA survey

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5 February 2026: Thelazia callipaeda detected in a cat in the South East of England

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21 July 2025: Toxic chemicals found in counterfeit flea products

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26 June 2025: guidance on Brucella canis risk and control measures

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13 May 2025: European Bat Lyssavirus and pets

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18 March 2025: High pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) H5 in poultry farm cats in Belgium

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Details

Small animal risks and threats (SmART) alerts are for veterinary professionals working with small animals and contain information about potential risks and threats.

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.