Prions
Scrapie
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Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, European Commission |
Case of BSE in a Goat Confirmed: Commission Extends Testing Programme
Recent data confirm that a goat slaughtered in France in 2002 had BSE. This report provides an overview of the (more) Publication Date: Friday, January 28, 2005 |
Feb 4, 2005 |
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Office International des Epizooties (World Organization for Animal Health) |
Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals
This manual discusses laboratory diagnostic tests and information on vaccines for certain animal diseases. Publication Year: 2004 |
Oct 18, 2004 |
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Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, European Commission |
Monthly Reports of Member States on BSE and Scrapie
Tables of monthly testing data for BSE in cattle and scrapie and sheep and goats in the EU. |
Jan 14, 2003 |
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Gale, Paul |
Risk Assessment: Use of Composting and Biogas Treatment to Dispose of Catering Waste Containing Meat
Assessment of risks to humans and livestock from pathogens in compost associated with uncooked meat in catering (more) Publication Month: May 2002 |
Apr 28, 2004 |
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Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, European Commission |
TSE in Goats
This page links to information, press releases, fact sheets, surveillance data, and scientific opinions regarding TSE (more) |
Nov 1, 2004 |
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General TSEs
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Panel on Plant Health, Plant Protection Products and Their Residues, European Food Safety Authority |
The 30th Plenary Meeting of the PPR Panel
Parma, Italy: Agenda and minutes from this meeting. Event Dates: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 - Wednesday, December 12, 2007 Publication Date: Thursday, January 17, 2008 |
Feb 5, 2008 |
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Panel on Biological Hazards, European Food Safety Authority |
The 34th plenary meeting of the BIOHAZ Panel
Rotterdam: Agenda and minutes from this meeting. Topics discussed include protocol for TSE test evaluation, public (more) Deadline: Friday, October 12, 2007 Event Dates: Thursday, September 6, 2007 - Friday, September 7, 2007 |
Oct 12, 2007 |
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Panel on Biological Hazards, European Food Safety Authority |
The 36th Plenary Meeting of the BIOHAZ Panel
Parma, Italy. Agenda and minutes from this meeting. Event Dates: Wednesday, December 5, 2007 - Thursday, December 6, 2007 Publication Date: Thursday, January 17, 2008 |
Feb 5, 2008 |
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Panel on Biological Hazards, European Food Safety Authority |
The 37th Plenary Meeting of the BIOHAZ Panel
Parma, Italy. Agenda and minutes from this meeting. Event Dates: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 - Thursday, January 24, 2008 Publication Date: Monday, January 14, 2008 |
Feb 5, 2008 |
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Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration/RTI |
Animal-Derived Cosmetic Ingredient Database
RTI, under contract with FDA, constructed this database on cosmetic ingredients that could potentially be derived (more) Publication Month: April 2002 |
Feb 17, 2004 |
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Larson, Jean |
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) and Other Animal Related Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies
Bibliography of resources on BSE and other TSEs, including descriptors and abstracts for many articles. Publication Month: January 2004 |
Feb 10, 2004 |
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Institute of Food Science and Technology |
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) and Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) in Humans
This information statement highlights available data and research on BSE and vCJD up to September 2004. Includes (more) Publication Month: October 2004 |
Aug 9, 2002 |
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Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, European Commission |
BSE - Annual Reports
Annual reports regarding the monitoring and testing of ruminants for TSE in EU Member States. |
Jul 18, 2005 |
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LaBudde, Robert A. |
BSE in the USA: How Mad Can We Get?
Editorial that discusses TSE occurrence and control measures in various countries and implications for the U.S. with (more) Publication Month: August 2003 |
Mar 9, 2004 |
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Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, European Commission |
Case of BSE in a Goat Confirmed: Commission Extends Testing Programme
Recent data confirm that a goat slaughtered in France in 2002 had BSE. This report provides an overview of the (more) Publication Date: Friday, January 28, 2005 |
Feb 4, 2005 |
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Panel on Biological Hazards, European Food Safety Authority |
Certain Aspects related to the Feeding of Animal Proteins to Farm Animals - Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Biological Hazards
Opinion adopted Oct 17, 2007 resulting from an evaluation of risk from using non-ruminant MBM in pig and poultry (more) Publication Date: Thursday, November 15, 2007 |
Nov 16, 2007 |
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American Chemical Society |
Chemistry Spring/Summer 2002
This issue of Chemistry features an article (p. 24) entitled "Prions: Killer Proteins in 3-D" that describes the (more) Publication Year: 2002 |
Aug 28, 2002 |
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European Commission |
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1915/2003 of 30 October 2003 Amending Annexes VII, VIII and IX to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council as Regards the Trade and Import of Ovine and Caprine Animals and the Measures . . .
Regulation that amends EC Regulation 999/2001 with regards to measures to be taken after the confirmation of TSEs in (more) Publication Date: Friday, October 31, 2003 |
Dec 1, 2003 |
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United Kingdom Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs |
DEFRA BSE: Statistics
This site provides statistics for BSE and other TSEs, mostly in Great Britain. |
Apr 9, 2003 |
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Unit D2 - Biological Risks, Directorate D - Food Safety: Production and Distribution Chain, Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, European Commission |
Effectively Enforced Feed-Ban
Guidance document regarding indicators to give proof of an effectively enforced ban of feeding ruminants with protein (more) Publication Month: April 2004 |
Jul 5, 2004 |
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Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration |
Foodborne Pathogenic Microorganisms and Natural Toxins Handbook: The "Bad Bug Book"
Handbook with information on foodborne pathogenic microorganisms and natural toxins, including information on the (more) Publication Month: January 1992 |
Aug 31, 2001 |
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Center for Veterinary Medicine, Food and Drug Administration |
Guidance for Industry: Use of Material from Deer and Elk in Animal Feed
Guidance document regarding the use of material in animal feed from deer and elk that are positive for or considered (more) Publication Date: Monday, September 15, 2003 |
Sep 16, 2003 |
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International Forum for TSE and Food Safety |
International Forum for TSE and Food Safety: TAFS
Non-profit organization that works for the communication of information related to TSEs and food safety. The website (more) |
Jun 24, 2003 |
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Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee |
List of References: List of Scientific Papers Supplied to SEAC Members by the Secretariat
Lists of references related to TSEs. |
Nov 29, 2004 |
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Scientific Panel on Biological Hazards, European Food Safety Authority |
Opinion of the BIOHAZ Panel on the BSE Risk from Cohort Animals: Bovine Hides and Skins for Technical Purposes
Opinion adopted May 18, 2006 resulting from an assessment of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy (TSE) risk from (more) Deadline: Saturday, July 1, 2006 Publication Date: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 |
Jul 1, 2006 |
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European Food Safety Authority |
Opinion of the European Food Safety Authority on a Surveillance Programme for Chronic Wasting Disease in the European Union. (Question No EFSA-Q-2003-088)
Opinion adopted June 3, 2004 regarding a surveillance program for chronic wasting disease and other TSEs in cervids (more) Publication Date: Thursday, July 8, 2004 |
Jul 20, 2004 |
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Scientific Panel on Biological Hazards, European Food Safety Authority |
Opinion of the Scientific Panel BIOHAZ on certain aspects related to the risk of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs) in ovine and caprine animals
Opinion adopted on March 8, 2006 concerning that if there is any evidence for an epidemiological or molecular link (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 |
Mar 28, 2007 |
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Scientific Panel on Biological Hazards, European Food Safety Authority |
Opinion of the Scientific Panel BIOHAZ on the CRL report on batch testing of TSE rapid tests: sample selection and test sensitivity issues
Opinion adopted March 7, 2007 resulting from evaluation of a report of the Community Reference Laboratory (CRL) on (more) Publication Date: Friday, March 23, 2007 |
Mar 29, 2007 |
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Scientific Panel on Biological Hazards, European Food Safety Authority |
Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Biological Hazards of the European Food Safety Authority on the Usefulness of Somatic Cell Counts for Safety of Milk and Milk Derived Products from Goats: Question No EFSA-Q-2005-074
Opinion adopted on December 14, 2005 regarding the use of somatic cell counts to indicate TSE contamination of milk (more) Deadline: Monday, January 9, 2006 Publication Date: Monday, December 19, 2005 |
Jan 9, 2006 |
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Scientific Steering Committee, Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, European Commission |
Opinion on Requirements for Statistically Authoritative BSE/TSE Surveys
This opinion and supporting report discuss the requirements for statistical surveys to be used for classifying the (more) Publication Date: Friday, November 30, 2001 |
Aug 2, 2002 |
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Scientific Steering Committee, Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, European Commission |
Opinion on TSE Infectivity Distribution in Ruminant Tissue (State of Knowledge, December 2001)
This document includes tissue infectivity tables related to BSE in cattle, discussion of the head of cattle, sheep (more) Publication Date: Thursday, January 10, 2002 |
Aug 2, 2002 |
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European Commission |
Questions and Answers on TSE in Sheep and Goats
This fact sheet includes general information about TSE, sheep, and goats in the EU, information on research in this (more) Publication Date: Thursday, July 24, 2003 |
Aug 15, 2003 |
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Scientific Steering Committee, Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, European Commission |
Safety of Animal Rennet in Regard to Risks from Animal TSE and BSE in Particular
This opinion paper and supporting report discuss the safety of rennet obtained from calves, cattle, small ruminants, (more) Publication Date: Thursday, May 16, 2002 |
Aug 2, 2002 |
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Panel on Biological Hazards, European Food Safety Authority |
Scientific and Technical Clarification in the Interpretation and Consideration of Some Facets of the Conclusions of its Opinion of 8 March 2007 on Certain Aspects related to the Risk of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs) in Ovine and Caprine Animals
This report is strictly limited to replying to the terms of reference as received from the European Commission by (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 |
Feb 20, 2008 |
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Panel on Biological Hazards, European Food Safety Authority |
Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Biological Hazards: Protocol for a Preliminary Evaluation of Ante-mortem TSE Tests for Ruminants
Opinion adopted September 7th, 2007 resulting from the evaluation of ante-mortem tests to detect TSE in ruminants. It (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, October 2, 2007 |
Feb 19, 2008 |
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Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee |
Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee: SEAC
UK advisory committee on TSEs that is sponsored by DEFRA, the Department of Health, and the FSA. The website includes (more) |
Nov 29, 2004 |
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EFSA Scientific Expert Working Group on BSE/TSE, Scientific Panel on Biological Hazards, European Food Safety Authority |
Statement of the EFSA Scientific Expert Working Group on BSE/TSE of the BIOHAZ Panel on the Health Risks of the Consumption of Milk and Milk Derived Products from Goats
Statement regarding the likelihood of milk and milk products from goats to present a risk of TSE contamination. Publication Date: Wednesday, November 24, 2004 |
Dec 1, 2004 |
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International Forum for Transmissible Animal Diseases and Food Safety |
TAFS Position Paper on the Safety of Bovine Milk and Bovine Milk Products
This paper reviews scientific evidence and studies related to the transmission of BSE and TSEs to humans through (more) Publication Date: Friday, May 4, 2007 |
Aug 22, 2007 |
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Department of Computer Science, University of Maryland |
Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy (TSE) Risk Project
Demonstration of SHOE web-page annotation using TSE transmission as an example. |
Aug 31, 2001 |
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National German TSE Research Platform |
TSE Forum
The National German TSE Research Platform is designed to ensure systematic TSE research and effective communication (more) |
Apr 9, 2003 |
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Mark Walderhaug |
TSE Risk Path Analyzer
Tool for examining potential exposure pathways of transmissable spongiform encephalopathies. |
Aug 31, 2001 |
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 Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
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TSE Risk Workshop
Information from a workshop on transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), including transcripts and abstracts (more) Event Dates: Monday, June 8, 1998 - Tuesday, June 9, 1998 Publication Year: 1998 |
Aug 31, 2001 |
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European Commission |
The TSE Roadmap
Paper on the European Commission's BSE strategy for the short, medium, and long-term. Annexes include "Monitoring (more) Publication Date: Friday, July 15, 2005 |
Jul 25, 2005 |
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Media Centre, Communications Office of the Director-General's Office, World Health Organization |
Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
Fact sheet on vCJD. It addresses the number of cases, epidemiology, clinical features and diagnosis, probable cause, (more) Publication Month: November 2002 |
Jan 14, 2003 |
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