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.

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Lucas, Lord

Question

Whether HMG are aware of the work BEC Schreuder et al in the Netherlands on the pre-clinical diagnosis of scrapie in sheep, and whether they will conduct tests to ascertain the effectiveness of their methods for the early detection of BSE in cattle and CJD in humans.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

573 c76WA

Session

1995-96

Subjects

Cattle Diseases Disease control International cooperation Medicine Research Sheep BSE CJD Netherlands