Atypical BSE found in a cow in Bavaria, Germany

This is reported by the International Office of Epizootics (OIE) in Paris. The Friedrich Loeffler Institute (FLI) as the national reference laboratory confirmed the case on October 8th. The carcass was destroyed and did not enter the food chain. The OIE points out that at no time was there a risk to human health. The first German case of atypical BSE in seven years Before slaughter on September 27, 2021, the old cow had shown no clinical signs of the disease. The BSE test was carried out in the regional Bavarian BSE laboratory as part of the national monitoring program. The positive test result was available on September 29th and was confirmed by further examinations at the FLI. The last two cases of atypical BSE were found in Germany in 2014. According to the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, a total of 24.4 million cattle were examined for BSE in Germany from 2001 to June 2021 inclusive, 117,675 from January to August of this year alone. What is atypical BSE? In addition to ...