National Scrapie Eradication Program (NSEP): FY 2021 End of Year Scrapie Report
USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service sent this bulletin at 06/06/2022 09:10 AM EDT
National Scrapie Eradication Program (NSEP)
FY 2021 End of Year Scrapie Report
The Annual Report for FY 2021 is available on the USDA APHIS VS website.
Highlights of the End of Year Report
One sheep sampled at slaughter in January of FY 2021 tested positive for classical scrapie. Veterinary Services identified one new infected herd/flock, associated with this sheep. One sheep flock remains under quarantine with an open infected status since 2016.
Veterinary Services and its cooperators sampled 30,238 animals for scrapie testing in FY 2021.
- 21,971 from sheep and 8,267 from goats
- 28,479 from slaughter surveillance and 1,759 from on-farm testing.
The annual target to test at least 40,000 animals for scrapie was not met, primarily due to the negative impacts of COVID-19 on the ability to collect samples. To account for these COVID impacts, the State sampling minimums to maintain their consistent status were reduced to 74% of the State sampling minimum established at the beginning of the year.
Resources
To report a sheep or goat with clinical signs of scrapie, please contact your local VS office or State Veterinarian’s office. APHIS will pay indemnity for adult sheep or goats with neurological or other signs or that are determined to be consistent with scrapie. Alternatively, an APHIS veterinarian will provide live animal scrapie testing for these animals.
To learn more about scrapie, the disease, and the national scrapie eradication program, visit the APHIS VS Scrapie Website.
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