NOTICE: FY 2017 End of Year Scrapie Report is Available

The annual report for the National Scrapie Eradication Program for FY 2017 is now available. The annual report is available in both PowerPoint and PDF formats.

• PowerPoint Annual Report
• PDF Annual Report

Highlights of the FY 2017 EOY Report

• Samples for scrapie surveillance were collected from targeted sheep and goats at 206 sites in 41 states.
  
• Over 42,000 sheep and goats were tested for scrapie in FY 2017.
  
• No sheep have tested positive for classical scrapie since April 2016. Other than one goat in a herd quarantined since 2005 and depopulated in 2017, no goats have tested positive for scrapie since February 2015.
• No classical scrapie infected or source flocks were designated in all of FY 2017.

Resources

• To report a sheep or goat with clinical signs of scrapie, please contact your local VS office or State Veterinarian.
• To learn more about scrapie, the disease, and the national scrapie eradication program, visit the APHIS VS Scrapie Website and www.eradicatescrapie.org.

 

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