Testing Activities
Samples taken from the three animals depopulated in Othello, WA, and
the seven animals depopulated in Burley, ID, have tested negative. In
addition, the 242 samples from the Mabton index herd, the herds in Mattawa,
Connell, Boardman, Quincy, Tenino, and Moxee have tested negative for
BSE – for a total of 252 samples that have tested negative. The
final test results for the samples taken at the second Mabton, WA, facility,
are not yet available.
Foreign Animal and Poultry Disease Advisory Committee
USDA will hold a public meeting of the Secretary’s
Advisory Committee on Foreign Animal and Poultry Diseases Feb. 4, 2004.
During this meeting, the International Review Subcommittee, an outside
panel that has reviewed USDA’s response to the BSE issue, will make
its report to the Advisory Committee. More information is available www.aphis.usda.gov.
Trade Issues
Specific trade information can be found at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/lpa/issues/bse/trade/ bse_trade_ban_status.html.
Other Issues
Additional information on BSE can be obtained by visiting
the USDA website at www.usda.gov. Past BSE updates can also be found at
www.aphis.usda.gov.
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