Survey of laboratory findings in suspected cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in Denmark from 1990 to 2000
| Autor: | Jørgen S. Agerholm, T. K. Nielsen, Conny Tegtmeier |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
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Microbiology (medical)
medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics Cross-sectional study Denmark animal diseases Bovine spongiform encephalopathy Notifiable disease Pathology and Forensic Medicine Age Distribution Zoonoses Epidemiology medicine Animals Immunology and Allergy Listeriosis Disease Notification business.industry food and beverages General Medicine medicine.disease nervous system diseases Surgery Encephalopathy Bovine Spongiform Cross-Sectional Studies Cattle Age distribution Nervous System Diseases Spongiform encephalopathy business |
| Zdroj: | University of Copenhagen |
| ISSN: | 1600-0463 0903-4641 |
| DOI: | 10.1034/j.1600-0463.2002.100107.x |
| Popis: | A survey of the laboratory findings in suspected cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in Denmark from 1 June 1990 to 31 December 2000 is presented. During this period BSE was a notifiable disease, and the heads of suspected cases were submitted according to the legislation on BSE. A total of 176 submissions were made, mostly from bovines with neurological disorders and mainly during the last 3 years of this period. Lesions or other laboratory findings consistent with severe neurological disorders were found in 115 cases. The most frequent diagnosis was encephalic listeriosis (35.8% of submissions) followed by other forms of inflammatory lesions. A wide range of lesions were diagnosed less prevalent. BSE was diagnosed twice. The first case occurred in an imported cow in 1992, while the second confirmed case was diagnosed in a native cow in February 2000. A marked increase in the number of submissions occurred following the detection of BSE in February 2000. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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