Scrapie
| Last Modified: Tue, 13 Jun 2023 09:27:49 IST | |
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| Disease name | Scrapie |
| Animal Health Law Category if applicable | N/A |
| Species affected | Ovine |
| Description | Scrapie is a naturally occurring, infectious, neurodegenerative disease of sheep and goats characterised by vacuolar or spongy changes in the central nervous system (CNS). It has been recognised as a clinical disorder for more than 250 years, and is now classified as a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE), or prion disease, defined by the accumulation of an abnormal form (referred to as PrPSc) of a host membrane glycoprotein (prion protein or PrP), in the CNS. |
| Status in Ireland | Present |
| Date of Last known case of disease in Ireland | N/A |
| DAFM Division Responsible | VMAAT / Meat and Milk Policy / ABP / TSE |
| Contact | TSEvets@agriculture.gov.ie |
| Legislation | S.I. No. 130/2016 - Notification and Control of Diseases affecting Terrestrial Animals (No. 2) Regulations 2016. (irishstatutebook.ie) |
| Link to relevant external website | gov.ie - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (www.gov.ie) |
| Notifiable in Ireland | Yes |
| WOAH Listed | Yes |
| WOAH Link | https://www.woah.org/en/disease/scrapie/ |
| Publications |
- Scrapie Disease Programme (pdf 560Kb)