Other BSE Resources

Format	Author(s)	Title / Description	Date added	Details
	Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Beef Produced by Advanced Meat / Bone Separation Machinery & Meat Recovery Systems Results from "a survey of Advanced Meat Recovery (AMR) products derived from the vertebral column of cattle to establish a baseline for the prevalence of spinal cord and Dorsal Root Ganglia (DRG) in beef AMR products". (more) Deadline: Saturday, June 24, 2006 Publication Date: Thursday, June 15, 2006	Jun 24, 2006
	Media Centre, Communications Office of the Director-General's Office, World Health Organization	Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Fact sheet on BSE. Includes information on the source of the BSE epidemic, potential causes, cases, preventive measures, other TSEs, and WHO activities and advice related to TSEs. (more) Publication Month: November 2002	Jan 14, 2003
	Office International des Epizooties (World Organization for Animal Health)	Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Detailed fact sheet on BSE, including aetiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, and prevention and control. References are provided to related OIE resources. (more) Publication Date: Monday, April 22, 2002	Jan 29, 2004
	Regional Office for Europe, World Health Organization	Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) This page provides links from WHO, FAO, International Office for Epizootic Diseases (OIE), and the EU regarding BSE.	Aug 21, 2002
	College of Agricultural Sciences, Pennsylvania State University	Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) - Also Known as 'Mad Cow Disease' This page links to information and resources related to BSE.	Mar 30, 2004
	Doyle, Ellin	Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy: A Review of the Scientific Literature Review of the literature on BSE. Sections include "Emergence of BSE: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy," "Other Spongiform Encephalopathies in Animals," "Spongiform Encephalopathies in Humans," "Prions as Causative Agents of TSEs," "Other Proposed Causes of BSE," "Eradication/Control of BSE," and "Diagnostics". (more) Publication Month: September 2002	May 7, 2003
	U.S. Department of Agriculture	BSE Chronology Chronology of events in the U.S. BSE case, beginning December 9, 2003.	Jan 5, 2004
	Food and Health Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in Finland	BSE in Finland This page provides information related to a case of BSE in Finland in 2001.	Oct 7, 2004
	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 respect to BSE. (more) Publication Month: August 2003	Mar 9, 2004
	British Food Standards Agency	BSE Incidence Worldwide Confirmed cases of BSE for many European countries. Data begins in 1999.	Jul 10, 2002
	U.S. Department of Agriculture	BSE Information and Resources This page links to USDA releases, updates, and transcripts, and to other resources related to BSE.	Jan 5, 2004
	Technical Service Center, Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	BSE Information: Using Dentition to Age Cattle Guidance document for aging cattle using dentition.	Jan 16, 2004
	Canadian Cattlemen's Association	BSE Updates - Brought to You by the Canadian Cattlemen's Association This site provides daily updates on the BSE situation, with emphasis on issues that affect Canada.	Aug 18, 2004
	European Commission	Commission Submits French Research Findings on TSE in a Goat to Expert Panel Release regarding a possible detection of BSE in a goat in France. Publication Date: Thursday, October 28, 2004	Nov 1, 2004
	Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration	Commonly Asked Questions About BSE in Products Regulated by FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) Questions and answers to questions related to BSE. Publication Date: Thursday, June 30, 2005	Jan 20, 2004
	Panel on Biological Hazards, European Food Safety Authority	Consumption of Beef Tongue: Human BSE Risk associated with Exposure to Lymphoid Tissue in Bovine Tongue in Consideration of New Research Findings - Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Biological Hazards Opinion adopted on April 17, 2008 regarding the human BSE risk associated with exposure to lymphoid tissue in bovine tongue. The panel concluded that the lingual tonsil at the base of the tongue may not be entirely eliminated when harvesting tongues by means of the method currently prescribed. (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, April 29, 2008	May 2, 2008
	Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine, U.S. Army	Food Safety - Mad Cow Disease This document gives an overview of Mad Cow Disease, or BSE. It includes ways to avoid the risk of BSE if you are eating beef in foreign countries. (more)	Jul 30, 2002
	Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Frequently Asked Questions: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy: "Mad Cow Disease" These FAQs provide basic information about BSE.	Jan 16, 2004
	Casalone, Cristina, et al.	Identification of a Second Bovine Amyloidotic Spongiform Encephalopathy: Molecular Similarities with Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Report regarding a molecular analysis of a second type of TSE in cattle. Access to the full text may require subscription or purchase. (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, February 17, 2004	Feb 19, 2004
	Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration/RTI	Identification of Animal Ingredients in Dietary Supplements Database RTI, under contract with FDA, constructed this database on dietary supplement products sold on the Internet that contain animal ingredients. These ingredients are of interest because of the possibility of transmission of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE). The final report for the project is also available from this page. (more) Publication Month: August 2002	Mar 1, 2004
	Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	The IHC Test Variables Fact sheet regarding the conflicting results in IHC testing for BSE in a U.S. cow. Publication Month: June 2005	Jun 29, 2005
	DeHaven, Ron; Masters, Barbara	Joint Statement by Dr. Ron DeHaven, Administrator, Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service and Dr. Barbara Masters, Acting Administrator, Food Safety & Inspection Service Statement regarding the condemned cow with possible CNS disorder that was taken to slaughter in Texas on April 27, 2004. Publication Date: Monday, May 3, 2004	Jun 1, 2004
	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
	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
	Scientific Panel on Biological Hazards, European Food Safety Authority	Opinion of the BIOHAZ Panel on the Assessment of the Age Limit in Cattle for the Removal of Certain Specified Risk Materials (SRM) Opinion adopted on April 28, 2005 regarding the age limit in cattle for the removal of certain specified risk materials, considering an OIE consultation report, pathogenesis studies, and epidemiological data. The assessment is provided as an annex. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, May 25, 2005	May 31, 2005
	Scientific Steering Committee, Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, European Commission	Opinion of the SSC on Design of a Field Trial for the Evaluation of New Rapid BSE Post Mortem Tests This paper outlines a design for a field trial to evaluate new rapid BSE post mortem tests. Publication Date: Friday, February 22, 2002	Aug 2, 2002
	Byrne, David	Regulation of Food Safety and the Use of Traceability/Tracing in the EU and USA: Convergence or Divergence? Speech given by David Byrne, European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection, at the Food Safety Conference in Washington, DC on March 19, 2004. It includes discussion of risk perception, communication, and management including such issues as GM foods, BSE, traceability, and the precautionary principle in the US and the EU. (more) Publication Date: Friday, March 19, 2004	Mar 24, 2004
	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, and pigs with respect to TSE and BSE. (more) Publication Date: Thursday, May 16, 2002	Aug 2, 2002
	Veneman, Ann M.	Statement by Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman Regarding Canada's Announcement of BSE Investigation This statement addresses the investigation of BSE in Canada and discusses the USDA's actions to prevent BSE in the United States. (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2003	May 29, 2003
	Food and Drug Administration	Statement on Texas Cow With Central Nervous System Symptoms Statement on FDA's actions regarding a cow with central nervous system symptoms and on the fate of the material from the cow. (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, May 4, 2004	May 10, 2004
	European Commission	Statistics Statistics on bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). Includes data on number of cases, data from tests, a related report, and press releases. (more)	Aug 21, 2002
	U.S. Department of Agriculture	Transcript of Teleconference with APHIS Administrator Bobby Acord, APHIS Senior Staff Scientist Lisa Ferguson, FDA Director, Center for Veterinary Medicine Dr. Stephen Sundlof FSIS Acting Assistant Deputy Administrator for Policy Analysis and . . . Transcript of this teleconference on the BSE situation in Canada and its effects on the United States, held May 22, 2003. (more) Publication Date: Thursday, May 22, 2003	May 29, 2003
	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 in goats. (more)	Nov 1, 2004

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