SCRAPIE CASE CONFIRMED CANADA
Latest Informaton (as of March 19, 2008)
Scrapie was confirmed in a sheep with clinical signs from a small flock in
the Rimouski district of Quebec in February 2008.
The farm has been placed under quarantine and testing and destruction of
high-risk animals is underway. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA),
with full cooperation from the producer, is reviewing farm records to
determine any movements of animals onto and off of the premises during the
past five years.
This is the second case of scrapie confirmed in Canada in 2008. The first
case was confirmed in a ewe from a sheep flock in the Belleville district of
Ontario in January. That case was detected through the national scrapie
surveillance program.
Routine detections of scrapie are expected through the national surveillance
program.
Producers are encouraged to report all sheep and goats aged 12 months and
older that die on their farm or exhibit unexplained weight loss with no loss
of appetite, problems standing or walking, or other changes in behaviour.
Active participation of producers and veterinarians in the national scrapie
surveillance program is necessary to help control and eradicate the disease.
Annual Scrapie Flock Incidence: 1984-2007
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/heasan/disemala/scrtre/incnome.shtml
http://news.gc.ca/web/view/en/index.jsp?articleid=386539&categoryid=16
SEE USA SCRAPIE CASES AND NOR-98 CASES HERE ;
SCRAPIE USA UPDATE MONTHLY REPORT JANUARY 2008
prepared February 20, 2008
Infected and Source Flocks
There were 27 scrapie infected and source flocks with open statuses (Figure
3) as of January 31, 2008. Two new source flocks and one new infected flock
were reported in January (Figure 4) with a total of 22 reported for FY 2008
(Figure 5). ....
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Positive Scrapie Cases
As of January 31, 2008, 58 new scrapie cases have been confirmed and
reported by the National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) in FY 2008
(Figure 7). Of these, 52 were field cases and 6* were Regulatory Scrapie
Slaughter Surveillance (RSSS) cases (collected in FY 2008 and reported by
February 20, 2008). There were 8 positive cases for January which are
depicted in Figure 8. Seventeen cases of scrapie in goats have been
confirmed by NVSL since implementation of the regulatory changes in FY 2002
(Figure 9). The most recent positive goat cases were from the SAME HERD and
WERE BOTH CONFIRMED IN JANAURY 2008.
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Caprine Scrapie Prevalence Study (CSPS)
CSPS was initiated in May 2007 to estimate the national prevalance of
scrapie in adult goats at slaughter. If no scrapie is found we will be able
to conclude that the prevalence in goats is greater than zero and less than
0.1 percent. AS of January 31, 2008, 2,942 goats have been sampled for
scrapie testing (1,515 in FY 2007 and 1,427 in FY 2008). Collection numbers
by quarter in FY 2008 is shown in Chart 8. To date, no goats have tested
positive for scrapie as part of this surveillance program. HOWEVER, THREE
POSITIVE GOATS have been identified this fiscal year through field
investigations. One was a clinical suspect submitted for testing and THE
OTHER TWO WERE MEMBERS OF THE OF THE BIRTH HERD OF THE CLINICAL CASE.
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http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/animal_diseases/scrapie/downloads/monthly_scrapie_rpt.pps
ATYPICAL NOR-98 SCRAPIE LOCATION UPDATE ON 5 DOCUMENTED CASES THIS YEAR ;
The flocks of origin are WY, CO, CA, IN, and MN.
personal communication USDA et al. ...TSS
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INFECTED AND SOURCE FLOCKS AS of August 31, 2007, there were 33 scrapie
infected and source flocks with open statuses (Figure 3). Five new source
flocks and one new infected flock were reported n August (Figure 4) with a
total of 64 reported for FY 2007(Figure 5).
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IN FY 2007 TWO FIELD CASES, ONE VALIDATION CASE, AND TWO RSSS CASES WERE
CONSISTENT WITH NOR-98 SCRAPIE. ...
(BRINGS A TOTAL OF 5 NOR-98 CASES DOCUMENTED IN 2007 IN USA. ...TSS)
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http://nor-98.blogspot.com/
http://scrapie-usa.blogspot.com/
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