South Korea: Quarantine suspended due to outbreak of atypical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in Ireland

Published 2024년 9월 23일

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The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs of South Korea has suspended the import quarantine of Irish beef due to a confirmed case of atypical Bovine Spongi-form Encephalopathy (BSE) in a 15-year-old cow in Ireland. The suspension is in accordance with the 'Irish Beef Import Sanitary Conditions' and follows standard protocols for investigating BSE outbreaks. The South Korean ministry is waiting for more information from Ireland before deciding on the possibility of lifting the suspension. It is important to note that atypical BSE is rare and occurs naturally in cattle over eight years old, without any reported cases of human infection.

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The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (Minister Song Mei-ryeong, hereinafter referred to as the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs) announced that it has confirmed the occurrence of atypical bovine spongi-form encephalopathy (BSE) in Ireland and will suspend import quarantine of Irish beef as of September 23 (Tuesday) in accordance with the “Irish Beef Import Sanitary Conditions.” * Unlike typical BSE, which occurs through the consumption of contaminated feed, atypical BSE occurs very rarely naturally in cattle aged 8 years or older, and there have been no cases of human infection. On September 19 (local time), the Irish Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced that it had confirmed the occurrence of atypical bovine spongi-form encephalopathy (BSE) in an elderly (15-year-old) cow that died on a farm as a result of testing according to Ireland’s regular BSE surveillance program, and that the cow was disposed of and not supplied to the ...

Source: Mafra