The occurrence of secondary cases of atypical and classical scrapie was examined in 340
outbreaks of atypical and 296 of classical sheep scrapie detected in France during active …

Background During the last decade, active surveillance for transmissible spongiform
encephalopathies in small ruminants has been intensive in Europe. In many countries this …

Wide-scale scrapie surveillance started in 2002 in the EU. As a result, a new form of scrapie
was detected which has been referred to as atypical scrapie. Here we present a case …

Background The development of active surveillance programmes for transmissible
spongiform encephalopathies of small ruminants across Europe has led to the recent …

Extensive surveillance for classical scrapie has been carried out in Great Britain since 1993,
the results of which can be used for monitoring the effect of control measures introduced …

To assess the effectiveness of the strategies implemented in the European Union (EU) to
control Classical scrapie (CS), epidemiological data have been compared in the context of …

Abstract Background Data from the Compulsory Scrapie Flocks Scheme (CSFS), part of the
compulsory eradication measures for the control of scrapie in the EU, have been used to …

Background So-called atypical scrapie was first identified in Great Britain (GB) in 2002
following the introduction of wide-scale scrapie surveillance. In particular, abattoir and fallen …

The abattoir and the fallen stock surveys constitute the active surveillance component aimed
at improving the detection of scrapie across the European Union. Previous studies have …

Background In the wake of the epidemic of bovine spongiform encephalopathy the British
government established a flock of sheep from which scrapie-free animals are supplied to …