Epidemiological status of BSE in France – update on ‘born after the ban’ cases

C Ducrot; D Calavas; T Baron; A E Agrech; M Coudert; M Savey

doi:10.2807/esm.05.09.00011-en

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Epidemiological status of BSE in France – update on ‘born after the ban’ cases
C Ducrot¹ , D Calavas² , T Baron² , A E Agrech³ , M Coudert² , M Savey⁴
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Affiliations: ¹ National Institute of Agronomic Research (INRA), Saint Genès Champanelle, France ² French Agency for the Food Sanitary Safety (AFSSA), Lyons, France ³ National Brigade for Veterinary and Health Inquiries (BNEVS), Castanet-Tolosan, France ⁴ French Agency for the Food Sanitary Safety (AFSSA), Maisons Alfort, France

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Citation style for this article: Ducrot C, Calavas D, Baron T, Agrech A E, Coudert M, Savey M. Epidemiological status of BSE in France – update on ‘born after the ban’ cases. Euro Surveill. 2000;5(9):pii=11. https://doi.org/10.2807/esm.05.09.00011-en

Abstract

Despite measures taken in France since 1990 to control the spread of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), the incidence of BSE cases notified in France by the BSE Epidemiological Surveillance Network has been rising in recent years. By 1 July 2000, 103