Article
A descriptive study of the prevalence of atypical and classical scrapie in sheep in 20 European countries.
BMC veterinary research - 10 Jun 2008
Fediaevsky Alexandre, Tongue Sue C, Nöremark Maria, Calavas Didier, Ru Giuseppe, Hopp Petter
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The development of active surveillance programmes for transmissible spongiform encephalopathies of small ruminants across Europe has led to the recent identification of a previously undetected form of ovine prion disease, 'atypical' scrapie. Knowledge of the epidemiology of this disease is still limited, as is whether it represents a risk for animal and/or public health. The detection of atypical...
Topics
- Age Distribution
- Animals
- Europe
- Genetic Variation
- Population Surveillance
- Prevalence
- Scrapie
- Sheep