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From: TSS ()
(Disease never reported before in Denmark). Information received on 10 and 11 October 2006 from Dr Preben Willeberg, Chief Veterinary Officer, Danish Veterinary and Food Administration, Søborg: Report date: 11 October 2006. Reason for immediate notification: first occurrence of a listed disease or infection in a country. Date of first confirmation of the event: 29 September 2006. Date of start of the event: 20 September 2006. Nature of diagnosis: laboratory. Location of outbreak: Kjellerup, Viborg County. Number of animals in the outbreak: susceptible: 17. cases: 1. destroyed: 1. Description of affected population: the affected animal was fallen stock and older than 10 years. Laboratories where diagnostic tests were performed: - Eurofins (National reference laboratory); - Danish Institute for Food and Veterinary Research; - VLA, Weybridge (United Kingdom) (OIE Reference Laboratory for scrapie). Diagnostic test used: Western blot. Source of outbreak or origin of infection: unknown or inconclusive. Control measure undertaken: quarantine. Other details/comments: the positive case of scrapie has been categorized as a case of the atypical form of scrapie. ********************* OIE Animal Health Information Department ********************* http://www.oie.int/Messages/061011DNK.htm GOOD to see the OIE has not given up on reporting TSE all together with there stupid BSE MRR policy........ TSS
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