USA: Update from APHIS Regarding Release of the Final Report on the BSE Epidemiological Investigation

News Release
3 August 2012

Contact: Lyndsay Cole (970) 494-7410

Today, USDA is releasing its final report on the epidemiological investigation of a dairy cow from California that tested positive for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in April 2012. This epidemiological report is the result of months of close coordination with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), local officials, and the associated dairy and rendering facility.

In accordance with World Organization for Animal Health guidance, USDA conducted a thorough epidemiological investigation following the BSE detection. This included on-the-ground investigations and records review from the rendering facility, the index farm, and associated premises, as well as traceback for progeny and birth cohorts of the index cow...

Source: Update from APHIS Regarding Release of the Final Report on the BSE Epidemiological Investigation
Author: USDA

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