Where can I get more information?

The following websites are recommended sources of science-based and up-to-date information on BSE and/or vCJD.

European Commission
www.europa.eu.int/comm/dg24/health/bse/bse09_en.html

European Scientific Steering Committee
www.europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/sc/ssc/index_en.html

World Health Organization
www.who.it/HT/bse.htm

Federation of Veterinarians of Europe
www.fve.org

MAFF
www.maff.gov.uk/animal/bse/bse_publications

UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
www.defra.gov.uk

Food Standards Agency BSE website
www.bsereview.org.uk

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Surveillance Unit
www.doh.gov.uk/cjd/cjd1.htm

Institute of Food Science and Technology
www.ifst.org

Swiss Federal Veterinary Office
www.bvet.ch

Federal Department for Economy (Switzerland)
www.bvet.admin.ch/index_bse.html

University of Bern, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (Switzerland)
www.unibe.ch/faculties/veterinary_d.html

University of Zürich, Faculty of veterinary Medicine (Switzerland)
www.vet.unizh.ch/institute/index.html

Paul Ehrlich Insitut (Germany)
www.pei.de/bse/bse_infos.htm

FSRIO - Food Safety Research Information Office (US Department of Agriculture)
www.nal.usda.gov/fsrio/

and also

animal-health-online.de
www.vetline.de