NR AXKS
AU Darshan,S.; Krewski,D.; Tyshenko,M.G.
TI Risk Management of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy and Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in India
QU International Conference - Prion 2007 (26.-28.9.2007) Edinburgh International Conference Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK - Book of Abstracts: Epidemiology, Risk Assessment and Transmission P04.41
IA http://www.prion2007.com/pdf/Prion Book of Abstracts.pdf
PT Konferenz-Poster
AB India is a unique country because of its distinct religious outlook towards cows and beef consumption. India has been assessed as "GBR II" level (unlikely, but cannot be excluded) for BSE by the Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) even though there has not been a single case reported in the country. The assessment is based on the fact that the cattle system in India with regards to BSE is "unstable" as there have been some live cattle imports from BSE affected countries like Germany and Denmark, there is only passive surveillance and the testing rate of suspected cattle is far below the Office of International des Epizooties (OIE) guidelines. India has instituted certain risk management policies to manage BSE in the event of its occurrence and to sustain its status as the third largest beef exporter in the world. It is also imperative that the Indian Government ensures implementation and compliance of already instituted policies to maintain its control system. A country with a population of 1.1 billion people is a challenge on its own for risk management. Moreover, India is becoming globally highly mobile and new emerging challenges to human health are becoming more prevalent, it is driving the pressure for further health service developments and resources. India has a dire need for constituting new national policies to address the growing concern about safe blood supply, iatrogenic transmission of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) through transfusion of blood and blood products and contaminated surgical instruments.
AD S. Darshan, D. Krewski, M.G. Tyshenko, University of Ottawa, McLaughlin Centre, Canada
SP englisch
PO Schottland
EA pdf-Datei und Poster (Posterautoren ergänzt um N. Karyakina)