National Scrapie Eradication Program (NSEP): September 2022 Scrapie Report

USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service sent this bulletin at 10/21/2022 03:15 PM EDT

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National Scrapie Eradication Program  

September 2022 Scrapie Report

 

The National Scrapie Eradication Program monthly report for September 2022 is available online:

 

September 2022 Report Highlights

As of September 30, 2022, Veterinary Services and its cooperators sampled 23,100 animals for scrapie testing in FY 2022; 21,586 at slaughter and 1,514 on-farm; 16,160 were sheep and 6,940 were goats.  No animals have tested positive for classical scrapie in FY 2022. Nor98-like scrapie was confirmed in 1 sheep sampled in August 2022.

Resources

  • To report a sheep or goat with clinical signs of scrapie, please contact your local Veterinary Services (VS) office or State Veterinarian’s office. APHIS may pay indemnity for adult sheep or goats with neurological or other signs that are determined to be consistent with scrapie. Alternatively, an APHIS veterinarian could 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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