BSE Information                                                       STATE PRESS RELEASES/INFORMATION
February 10, 2004

USDA Technical Briefing Transcripts and Updates

APHIS's BSE Information

Final BSE Update from USDA (Feb. 9, 2004)

VENEMAN ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL PROTECTION MEASURES TO GUARD AGAINST BSE - Dec. 30, 2003.  Transcript

NCBA Executive Committee Passes Emergency Resolution Following BSE Case (Dec. 31, 2003)

Risk Analysis: BSE Risk from Importation of Designated Ruminants and Ruminant Products from Canada into the United States (APHIS-VS, October 2003)

CJD, BSE, nvCJD Information (Timeline is on page 16) (An information resource produced by National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, reviewed by a scientific panel of experts in the fields of veterinary medicine, prion/protein studies, neuropathology, and disease surveillance. (Early December 2003)

Comparison of BSE and FMD

Harvard Risk Assesment

Backgrounder Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Food and Drug Administration. The Firewall Prevention section details the United States' BSE surveillance and prevention efforts. (July 10, 2003)

Additional Information:
NASDA Contact--Bob Ehart, 202-296-9680
USDA
APHIS
FSIS
USDA Meat And Poultry Hotline

OIE

CFIA Newsroom

Archive information (May/June 2003)

State information

ALABAMA http://agi.state.al.us/
ALASKA http://www.dnr.state.ak.us/ag/index.htm
ARIZONA http://agriculture.state.az.us/
ARKANSAS http://www.plantboard.org/
CALIFORNIA http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/
COLORADO http://www.ag.state.co.us/
CONNECTICUT http://www.state.ct.us/doag/
DELAWARE http://www.state.de.us/deptagri/index.htm
FLORIDA http://doacs.state.fl.us/
GEORGIA http://www.agr.state.ga.us/
HAWAII http://www.hawaiiag.org/hdoa/
IDAHO http://www.agri.state.id.us/
ILLINOIS http://www.agr.state.il.us/
INDIANA http://www.in.gov/oca/
IOWA http://www.agriculture.state.ia.us/
KANSAS http://www.ink.org/public/kda/
KENTUCKY http://www.kyagr.com/
LOUISIANA http://www.ldaf.state.la.us/
MAINE http://www.state.me.us/agriculture/index.html
MARYLAND http://www.mda.state.md.us/
MASSACHUSETTS http://www.state.ma.us/dfa/
MICHIGAN http://www.michigan.gov/mda/
MINNESOTA http://www.mda.state.mn.us/
MISSISSIPPI http://www.mdac.state.ms.us/
MISSOURI http://www.mda.state.mo.us/
MONTANA http://agr.state.mt.us/
NEBRASKA http://www.agr.state.ne.us/
NEVADA http://agri.state.nv.us/
NEW HAMPSHIRE http://www.state.nh.us/agric/aghome.html
NEW JERSEY http://www.state.nj.us/agriculture/
NEW MEXICO http://nmdaweb.nmsu.edu/
NEW YORK http://www.agmkt.state.ny.us/
NORTH CAROLINA http://www.ncagr.com/
NORTH DAKOTA http://www.agdepartment.com/
OHIO http://www.state.oh.us/agr/
OKLAHOMA http://www.state.ok.us/~okag/
OREGON http://www.oda.state.or.us/
PENNSYLVANIA http://www.pda.state.pa.us/
PUERTO RICO http://www.fortaleza.gobierno.pr/
RHODE ISLAND http://www.state.ri.us/dem/programs/bnatres/agricult/index.htm
SOUTH CAROLINA http://www.state.sc.us/scda/
SOUTH DAKOTA http://www.state.sd.us/doa/doa.html
TENNESSEE http://www.state.tn.us/agriculture/
TEXAS http://www.agr.state.tx.us/
UTAH http://www.ag.state.ut.us/
VERMONT http://www.vermontagriculture.com/
VIRGIN ISLANDS http://www.usvi.org/agriculture/
VIRGINIA http://www.vdacs.state.va.us/
WASHINGTON http://agr.wa.gov/
WEST VIRGINIA http://www.state.wv.us/agriculture/
WISCONSIN http://datcp.state.wi.us/
WYOMING http://wyagric.state.wy.us/