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BSE Ongoing Surveillance Program

Monthly Test Results

APHIS reports ongoing surveillance totals monthly.

The BSE ongoing surveillance program will sample approximately 40,000 animals each year. Under the program, USDA will continue to collect samples from a variety of sites and from the cattle populations where the disease is most likely to be detected, similar to the enhanced surveillance program procedures.

Month Number of Tests

Jun 2008

1,902

May 2008

3,394

Apr 2008

4,374

Mar 2008

4,555

Feb 2008

5,388

Jan 2008

5,154

Dec 2007

3,340

Nov 2007

2,933

Oct 2007

1,303

Sep 2007

3,651

Aug 2007

5,458

Jul 2007

4,225

Jun 2007

3,879

May 2007

4,777

Apr 2007

5,279

Mar 2007

3,738

Feb 2007

2,926

Jan 2007

2,988

Dec 2006

2,405

Nov 2006

2,097

Oct 2006

1,913

Sep 2006

1,573

 

 

 










 

 

 

 

 

BSE Ongoing Surveillance Program Cumulative Total From Sep 1, 2006 to June 25, 2008: 81,125

BSE Ongoing Surveillance Program Cumulative Total of OIE Points From Sep 1, 2006 to June 25, 2008: 2,393,199
BSE Ongoing Surveillance Program Cumulative Total of BSurvE Points From Sep 1, 2006 to June 25, 2008: 5,786,819
(see "BSE Ongoing Surveillance Plan" for information on OIE and BSurvE points)

Last Modified: July 17, 2008