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世界動物衛生組織修訂狂牛症風險定義

2006年06月05日
ENS報導;美國,華府;丁秋仁編譯;莫聞審校

世界動物衛生組織(OIE)成員國5月下旬一致表決,決議修訂對於受牛海棉狀腦病毒(俗稱狂牛症),脅之國家風險層級的三項定義。牲畜若受致命性之大腦消耗症感染將可依此三項定義歸類為:微級風險、已控制風險及不確定風險。

World Animal Health Body Changes Mad Cow Risk Definitions
WASHINGTON, DC, May 31, 2006 (ENS)
Member countries of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) last week voted unanimously to revise the three definitions of risk categories of countries affected by mad cow disease, formally known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy. The three definitions are – negligible risk, controlled risk, and undetermined risk of cattle being infected with the fatal brain-wasting disease.