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Nominations open for Young Scientist of the Year award
The annual award is bestowed to young professionals for innovation in the field of feline infectious diseases and/or applied immunology.
Winner will receive complimentary registration to the ISFM Congress.

Nominations have opened for this year’s Young Scientist Award, organised by the European Advisory Board on Cat Diseases (ABCD) and Boehringer Ingelheim.

Launched in 2008, the annual award is bestowed to young professionals for innovation and outstanding work in feline infectious diseases and/or applied immunology. 

Nominees must have contributed original work to the field that has been published or accepted for publication in a referenced journal or accepted by another assessing body in 2020 or later.

Last year’s award recipients were Julia Klaus of the Zurich University VetSuisse Faculty, and Dr Yasmin Parr of the MRC-University of Glasgow, Centre for Virus Research. 

An ABCD spokesperson said: “The 2022 award (1000€) is funded by Boehringer Ingelheim and will be presented by the ABCD at the congress of the International Society of Feline Medicine, to be held from 30 June to 3 July in Rhodes. 

“The award winner will receive a complimentary registration to this congress. Return travel expenses and accommodation will also be covered to allow the laureate to attend the event. The winner is expected to give a short presentation or present a poster of his/her findings at this event.”

Candidates should be Europe-based and have completed a veterinary or biomedical curriculum. Ideally, the applicant will be under 35 years at the time of application. 

For more information and to apply, visit abcdcatsvets.org

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Annual submission deadline small pet animal exemptions

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 Companies marketing medicines for small pets exempt from authorisation must submit their annual return to the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) by 30 November 2026.

Submitting this annual return ensures continued compliance with regulatory requirements for products marketed without a full Marketing Authorisation. The exemption specifically applies to products intended for animals, cage birds, terrarium animals, small rodents, ferrets and rabbits.

For further details and submission guidelines, visit the gov.uk website.  

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Bluetongue RZ extended across Scotland

The Scottish Government has announced an extension to a Bluetongue Restricted Zone that is in place in south-west Scotland.

From 3 October, the Restricted Zone will be extended to cover the whole of Scotland. The Animal, Plant and Health Agency (APHA) says this is in response to further disease spread, as well as simplify trading conditions ahead of the autumn.

Since the whole country will share a disease status, it will no longer be necessary to have a movement license to move susceptible livestock around the country. Restrictions on germinal products remain.

As of 1 October 2026, there were 1,979 cases of BTV-3 in England, 389 cases in Wales and 40 cases in Scotland.