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Written question asked by Countess of Mar (Crossbench), in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 27 June 1996. It was answered by Lord Lucas (Conservative) on Thursday, 27 June 1996.


Lucas, Lord

Question
Whether the current strain typing tests for transmissible spongiform encephalopathies are sufficiently sensitive and discriminatory to determine that apparently similar diseases appearing the same or difference species are unequivocally of the same origin.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
573 c75WA
Session
1995-96
Subjects
Cattle Diseases Medicine Research BSE CJD Transmissible encephalopathies Scrapie