Reasonable Rascal
10-06-02, 12:55
A ProMED-mail post
Date: Sat, 05 Oct, 2002
Source: News from Poland, Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Washington,
D.C., 30 Sep 2002 [edited]
<http://www.polandembassy.org/News/Biuletyny_news/p9_30.htm>
Poland's chief vet: another BSE case reported
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Poland's chief vet Piotr Kolodziej has said that another case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) has been reported in Poland. The slaughterhouse where the BSE case was detected has been disinfected. The BSE infected cow came from a big herd in the Kluczbork county (Opole province). It was the offspring of a cow imported from the Netherlands that is alive and has no signs of the illness. The herd is composed of 400 cows and there are other 800 linked with it, so we are still to decide what to do. Some of the cows will be put to sleep and some will probably be put under observation. The detection of another BSE case did not surprise us. It was known that such a thing could happen. This case is connected with the biggest herd so far.
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[This posting includes details additional to those included in the first posting on the issue ["Third BSE case confirmed in Poland", in BSE update (11) 20021003.5451]. But the breed and age of this positive cow are not reported. They are also not disclosed in Poland's official notification to the Office International des Epizooties. Complementary information will be appreciated.
The background to the Polish BSE situation, as reflected in the Opinion of the Scientific Steering Committee (EU) on the Geographical Risk of BSE (GBR) in Poland, was summarized in "BSE - Poland (02) 20020510.4154". The entire Opinion can be seen at:
<http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/sc/ssc/out185_en.pdf>. - Mod.AS]
Date: Sat, 05 Oct, 2002
Source: News from Poland, Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Washington,
D.C., 30 Sep 2002 [edited]
<http://www.polandembassy.org/News/Biuletyny_news/p9_30.htm>
Poland's chief vet: another BSE case reported
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Poland's chief vet Piotr Kolodziej has said that another case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) has been reported in Poland. The slaughterhouse where the BSE case was detected has been disinfected. The BSE infected cow came from a big herd in the Kluczbork county (Opole province). It was the offspring of a cow imported from the Netherlands that is alive and has no signs of the illness. The herd is composed of 400 cows and there are other 800 linked with it, so we are still to decide what to do. Some of the cows will be put to sleep and some will probably be put under observation. The detection of another BSE case did not surprise us. It was known that such a thing could happen. This case is connected with the biggest herd so far.
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ProMED-mail
[This posting includes details additional to those included in the first posting on the issue ["Third BSE case confirmed in Poland", in BSE update (11) 20021003.5451]. But the breed and age of this positive cow are not reported. They are also not disclosed in Poland's official notification to the Office International des Epizooties. Complementary information will be appreciated.
The background to the Polish BSE situation, as reflected in the Opinion of the Scientific Steering Committee (EU) on the Geographical Risk of BSE (GBR) in Poland, was summarized in "BSE - Poland (02) 20020510.4154". The entire Opinion can be seen at:
<http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/sc/ssc/out185_en.pdf>. - Mod.AS]