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Scrapie confirmed in the U.S. for the first time in five years

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The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (AHPIS) has confirmed the first case of classical scrapie in the U.S. since 2021. The virus was found in a sheep slaughtered facility in Oregon without an ear tag. USDA says the lack of an ear tag can make it difficult to detect where the disease originated. […] The post Scrapie confirmed in the U.S. for the first time in five years appeared first on Brownfield Ag News .

First report: Fatal prion disease found in Oregon sheep, first US case in 5 years — oregonlive.com, 10d