Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5543695 | Preventive Veterinary Medicine | 2016 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Results indicated a variation in individual country sensitivity of surveillance with seven countries (Germany, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Poland and the UK) exceeding the required threshold individually. Key assumptions included the fitting of an exponential distribution for all countries to describe the decline in prevalence over time and, for those members with no detected cases of BSE, an estimated area prevalence was used as a proxy. These results were part of the evidence base that lifted the testing requirement for healthy slaughter animals in European countries in 2013. The model has been maintained and updated by EFSA each year with the addition of new member states, and updated surveillance data.
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Authors
Amie Adkin, Robin Simons, Mark Arnold,