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Table 1 Surveillance for TSE in small ruminants in Switzerland, 1990-2008.

From: Surveillance and simulation of bovine spongiform encephalopathy and scrapie in small ruminants in Switzerland

Year

Passive surveillance

Active surveillance

 
 

Analysis

TSE cases

Analysis

 

TSE cases

   

Fallen stock

Slaughter

 

1981-1990

-

1

-

-

-

1991

25

1

-

-

-

1992

21

-

-

-

-

1993

15

3

-

-

-

1994

40

-

-

-

-

1995

73

1

-

-

-

1996

93

-

-

-

-

1997

38

-

-

-

-

1998

68

-

771

-

-

1999

85

1

3811

-

-

2000

91

-

4071+ 712

-

-

2001

66

-

2552

-

-

2002

104

-

42

493

-

2003

36

-

-

4043

-

2004

80

1

18075

180044

6

2005

23

-

13865

147734

2

2006

7

-

-

-

-

2007

11

-

-

-

-

2008

10

-

-

-

-

Total

886

8

4388

33230

8

  1. Annual numbers of animals analyzed in passive and active surveillance as well as numbers of confirmed TSE cases are indicated.
  2. 1tested with Prionics Check Western
  3. 2tested with Prionics Check Western and IHC and histopathology in parallel [37]
  4. 3tested with Bio-Rad TeSeE sheep and goat ELISA IHC and histopathology in parallel [36]
  5. 4tested with Bio-Rad TeSeE sheep and goat ELISA or Prionics Check Western SR [28]
  6. 5tested with Bio-Rad TeSeE sheep and goat ELISA, Prionics Check Western SR, IHC and histopathology in parallel [28]
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