Doubts over ability to monitor risks of BSE spread to sheep.

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  • Author(s): Butler, Declan
  • Source:
    Nature. 9/3/1998, Vol. 395 Issue 6697, p6. 2p. 1 Color Photograph.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      BOVINE spongiform encephalopathy; SHEEP diseases; GOAT diseases; SCRAPIE diagnosis; EPIDEMIOLOGY
    • Subject Terms:
      UNITED Kingdom
    • Abstract:
      Discusses the possibility that bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) may have spread to sheep and goats in Great Britain and Europe. How the animals may have been infected; Similarities between BSE and scrapie in these animals; Recommendations by the Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee (SEAC); Need for more research; Public health measures based on uncertainty; Unknown risks; Role of the Labor government. INSET: Urgent need for faster diagnostic test, by D.B..