Obiettivo Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BASE), is causing concern for both animal and human health. It was first identified in the United Kingdom in 1986. Sporadic cases have been recognized in, France, Ireland, Switzerland and Oman. The study is to confirm or exclude the suspicion that BSE occurs in other European Community (EC).A diagnostic network for the surveillance of BSE has been set up in the 5 EC States using standard histopathological techniques. In total, 1104 brains from ruminants with neurological disorders have been examined. The distribution of these was 145 in Germany, 245 in Belgium, 398 in Italy, 49 in Luxembourg and 267 in France. So far, the investigation has resulted in the confirmation of the absence of BSE cases in Germany, Belgium, Italy and Luxembourg and the confirmation of five cases of BSE in France. Lesions corresponding to various bovine diseases were seen in the BSE negative cow brains. These diseases included malignant catarrhal fever, listeriosis, bovine vesicular disease, Aujeszky's disease and others.BSE is causing great concern for both animal and human health : in the UK from November 1985 up till 6 December 1991, 42 337 cases were diagnosed in 14 969 farms. The possibility that BSE occurs in other countries has meanwhile been confirmed by 9 cases in Switzerland, 4 cases in France and 2 cases in Oman. Therefore, during two CEC organised training courses at the Central Veterinary Laboratory in Weybridge, one or more researchers per Member State have been trained to use standard histopathological procedures. In five Member States (B, F, D, I and L) where rabies is endemic, brains from cattle with neurological disorders are routinely examined on rabies. The rabies-negative brains are the target samples by excellence to test for BSE. The project will allow to establish a surveillance network for the control of BSE in the five rabies infected Member States. The aim of the project is to confirm or to exclude the suspicion that BSE occurs in these Member States and to have well experienced workers and an elaborated diagnosis infrastructure ready in case of BSE outbreaks in one or more countries. Campo scientifico agricultural sciencesanimal and dairy sciencedomestic animalsanimal husbandrymedical and health sciencesbasic medicineneurology Programma(i) FP2-CAMAR - Research and technological development programme (EEC) in the field of competitiveness of agriculture and management of agricultural resources, 1989-1993 Argomento(i) Data not available Invito a presentare proposte Data not available Meccanismo di finanziamento Data not available Coordinatore National Instituut voor Diergeneeskundig Onderzoek Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Groeselenberg 99 1180 BRUSSELS Belgio Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato Partecipanti (6) Classifica in ordine alfabetico Classifica per Contributo UE Espandi tutto Riduci tutto Bundesministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Forsten Germania Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo 5300 Bonn Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato Centre National d'Études Vétérinaires et Alimentaires (CNEVA) Francia Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo 22 rue Pierre Curie 94703 Maisons Alfort Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato Dr J. Van Bekkum Paesi Bassi Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Wildban 8 8222AG LELYSTAD Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato Laboratoire de Medecine Veterinaire de l'Etat Lussemburgo Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Av. Gaston Diderich 54 1420 LUXEMBOURG Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato Università degli Studi di Torino Italia Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Via Nizza 52 10126 Torino Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato École Nationale Vétérinaire de Maisons Alfort Francia Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo 7 avenue du Général de Gaulle 94704 Maisons Alfort Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato