Schmallenberg virus confirmed in south‐east England

First UK cases of Schmallenberg virus infection Numerous reports of pneumonia associated with Mannheimia infections in growing calves Reproductive losses in a sow herd due to leptospirosis associated with rodents Marek's disease often involved in backyard flock health problems with multifactorial aetiology Surveillance in UK bats for evidence of Geomyces destructans , the cause of white nose syndrome These are among matters discussed in the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency's (AHVLA's) disease surveillance report for January