General Q&A
Section 15: Openness/Publications
Q.1. Is information on BSE and CJD readily & rapidly
available?
Q.2. Where can one obtain more information on BSE?
Q.3. What advice is being given to doctors?
Q.4. Details of other publications?
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Q.1. Is information on BSE and CJD readily & rapidly available?
A. Yes. New information or research results on BSE are put rapidly into the public domain.
The Defra BSE Website, which is updated regularly, provides a wealth of information about the latest developments in BSE. The Statistics section gives the most up-to-date information on BSE case numbers and trends, collected on a weekly or monthly basis, and the Publications page lists and, where appropriate, gives links to, Defra’s publications on BSE which are available online or from Defra Publications or The Stationery Office.
The National CJD Surveillance Unit produces annual reports, copies of which are also placed in the Libraries of both Houses. In addition the Department of Health publishes monthly updates on its website.
The Food Standards Agency's BSE controls review website provides a great deal of information about BSE and how it is being controlled.
Q.2. Where can one obtain more information on BSE?
A. The Defra BSE website includes a contact us link for enquiries by e-mail. Alternatively, contact the Defra general enquiry helpline; telephone 0845 933 5577.
Q.3. What advice is being given to doctors?
A. All doctors are kept informed of the findings relating to the new variant of CJD. Neurologists can obtain advice from the CJD Unit in Edinburgh.
Q.4. Details of other publications?
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Bovine
Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE): Fifth report from the House of Commons
Agriculture Committee, Session 1989-90. - HC 449 (Report
and proceedings of the Committee, together with minutes of evidence and
appendices), ISBN 0-10-244990-2.
Available to order from the TSO
Online Bookshop for £30.00: usually dispatched within 1-3 working
days and printed in black and white by TSO upon request.
Bovine
Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE): response of the Government to the fifth
report from the House of Commons Agriculture Committee 1989-90 Session,
Cm 1328 - ISBN 0-10-113282-4.
Available to order from the TSO
Online Bookshop for £6.00: usually dispatched within 1-3 working
days and printed in black and white by TSO upon request.
Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee (SEAC). Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies: A Summary of Present Knowledge and Research, September 1994 - (published February 1995), ISBN 0-11-242987-4, £35.00.
Available from The Stationery Office.
Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee (SEAC).
Annual Report - 1997-1998
Annual Report - 1998-1999
Annual Report - 1999-2000
Annual Report – 2000-2001
Annual Report – 2001-2002
Annual Report – 2002
Annual Report - 2003
Annual Report - 2004
Annual Report - 2005
Available from SEAC Secretariat.
These Reports are also available from the Publications page of the SEAC
website.
SEAC Subgroup Report: Research and Surveillance for TSEs
in Sheep
April 1999, free.
Available from SEAC Secretariat.
This Report is also available from the Publications page of the SEAC
website.
*Programme to Eradicate BSE in the United Kingdom
As presented to the European Council of Ministers on 3 June 1996.
Free - 121 pages.
*Programme to Eradicate BSE in the United Kingdom, June
1996
Free 6 page executive summary of document listed above.
*Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE): Government measures to Assist the Beef Industry, April 1998, PB 2723, free.
NOTE: publications marked '*' above are available on request from BAP Division, BSE Controls Branch, Area 7E, c/o 17 Smith Square, London, SW1P 3JR.
Animal health 2005: the report of the Chief Veterinary Officer (previous editions are also available). Available from Defra Publications, product code PB11773, and online.
In addition, a large number of Defra publications on BSE are available from the Publications page of the Defra BSE website.
The CJD Publications page of the Department of Health website lists and gives links to DoH’s publications on CJD which are available online.
Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens - BSE (Bovine spongiform
encephalopathy) Background and general occupational guidance: August 1996,
ISBN 0-7176-1212-0, £5.50.
Available from HSE books.
Defra Publishing
Admail 6000, London SW1A 2HH (telephone 020 7270 8099)
SEAC Secretariat
Defra
Area 5A Millbank
c/o 17 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3JR
E-mail: tom.barlow@defra.gsi.gov.uk
The Stationery Office
PO Box 276
London,
SW8 5DT
General Enquiries: 0870 6005522
Fax: 0870 6005533
Prologue
DH Publications Orderline
PO Box 777
London SE1 6XH
Te: 08701 555 455
Fax: 01623 724 524
E-mail dh@prolog.uk.com.
Health & Safety Executive books
PO Box 1999
Sudbury
Suffolk
CO10 6FS
Tel: 01787 881165