Editorial: Development of Australia's response to bovine spongiform encephalopathy and variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

Authors

  • Fiona J Brooke Communicable Diseases Section, Department of Human Services, Canberra.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2001.25.18

Keywords:

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, bovine spongiform encephalopathy

Abstract

This report contains information on the details of a permanent system of categorisation and certification designed to ensure that all beef products entering Australia for human consumption are free from the dangers of bovine spongiform encephalopathy.

On 18 July 2001, the Australian government announced details of a permanent system of categorisation and certification designed to ensure that all beef products entering Australia for human consumption are free from the dangers of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). Details of the certification system will be published in a later edition of Communicable Diseases Intelligence.

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Published

31/08/01

How to Cite

Brooke, Fiona J. 2001. “Editorial: Development of Australia’s Response to Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy and Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease”. Communicable Diseases Intelligence 25 (August):99-100. https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2001.25.18.

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Vol. 25 (2001)

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Editorial

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