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BSE Ongoing Surveillance Program

Monthly Test Results

APHIS reports ongoing surveillance 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.

BSE Ongoing Surveillance Program Cumulative Total
From Sep 1, 2006: 68,767

Month Number of Tests

Apr 2008

3,225

Mar 2008

2,808

Feb 2008

3,412

Jan 2008

4,947

Dec 2007

3,416

Nov 2007

3,110

Oct 2007

1,176

Sep 2007

3,832

Aug 2007

5,433

Jul 2007

4,267

Jun 2007

4,106

May 2007

5,217

Apr 2007

5,104

Mar 2007

4,130

Feb 2007

2,937

Jan 2007

3,075

Dec 2006

2,477

Nov 2006

2,235

Oct 2006

2,068

Sep 2006

1,792

 

 

 










 

 

 

 

BSE Ongoing Surveillance Program Cumulative Total of OIE Points From Sep 1, 2006 to May 2007: 1,012,969
BSE Ongoing Surveillance Program Cumulative Total of BSurvE Points From Sep 1, 2006 to May 2007: 2,430,946
(see "BSE Ongoing Surveillance Plan" for information on OIE and BSurvE points)

Last Modified: May 15, 2008