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Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)

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BSE Ongoing Surveillance Program

Current Monthly Test Results

APHIS reports ongoing surveillance test totals monthly.

The BSE ongoing surveillance program will sample approximately 40,000 animals each year. Under the program, USDA will continue to collect samples from a variety of sites and from the cattle populations where the disease is most likely to be detected, similar to the enhanced surveillance program procedures.

Month

Number of Tests

June 2,603
May 2013 4,919
April 2013 4,470
March 2013 4,412
February 2013 4,580
January 2013 4,930
December 2012 3,247
November 2012 2,486
October 2012 840
September 2012 1,922
August 2012 3,436
July 2012 3,793
June 2012 3,364

Fiscal Year 2007-2012 Test Results

OIE Surveillance Points: design prevalence of 1 case per 100,000 U.S. adult cattle and 95% confidence; 300,000 OIE points over 7 years, or 42,857 OIE points on average per year are required.

BSurvE Surveillance Points: design prevalence of 1 case per 1,000,000 U.S. adult cattle and 95% confidence; 3,000,000 points over 7 years, or 428,571 BSurvE points on average per year are required.

Samples Tested, OIE Points, and BSurvE Points by Fiscal Year

Fiscal Year

Number of Tests
Oie Points

BSurvE Points

FY 2012
42,202
1,066,637
2,523,447
FY 2011
40,482
997,360
2,344,436
FY 2010
44,301
948,593
2,233,643
FY 2009
44,217
1,036,849
2,442,400
FY 2008
43,145
1,121,624
2,677,665
FY 2007*
43,336
1,487,215
3,621,117
* FY2007 - first complete year of BSE Ongoing Surveillance

BSE Ongoing Surveillance Program Cumulative Total Valid Samples From September 1, 2006 to June 26, 2013: 300,306

BSE Ongoing Surveillance Program Cumulative Total of OIE Points From September 1, 2006 to June 26, 2013: 7,620,509

BSE Ongoing Surveillance Program Cumulative Total of BSurvE Points From September 1, 2006 to June 26, 2013: 18,143,809

(see "BSE Ongoing Surveillance Plan" for information on OIE and BSurvE points)

 

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Last Modified: June 26, 2013

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