Scrapie — Canada
A case of scrapie, a fatal disease affecting sheep and goats, has been confirmed in an Alberta sheep. Alberta Lamb Producers said today [10 Jul 2019] the disease was confirmed in late June [2019] in a sheep having lived on multiple premises. Two Alberta flocks have now been quarantined. Their location was not disclosed.
Scrapie is a reportable disease and a type of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) in the same broad category as BSE. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is
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