title: Risk analysis of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy in Korea.
abstract: The occurrence of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE, so called mad cow diseases) that was first identified in England in 1986 was considered as being limited to only European countries, including England. However, the outbreak in Asia as well as North America since 2001 has amplified the fear that there isn't any nation in the world that is a safe area. In order to assess the risk of BSE outbreak in each country, the Office International des Epizooties (OIE) and EU have respectively established criteria, where OIE has set 5 levels and EU has set 4 levels. The Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) of the European Commission conducted a Geographical BSE Risk(GBR) assessment for 64 nations, such as the United States, etc., as of April 29, 2003. However, as of July 1, 2005, the duty of GBR assessment is expected to be transferred to a newly established body called EFSA (European Food Safety Authority, located in Parma, Italy). As Korea has not undergone a GBR assessment up to now, this study analyzed the risk of BSE outbreak in Korea by reviewing BSE prevention measures, etc., that have been put in place. This study shall be a barometer for estimating the GBR assessment level of Korea.
authors.affiliation: Animal Health Division Ministry of Agriculture & Forestry, Kwacheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Tae-Yung
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Yong-Sang
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Joon-Kul
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hyun-Joo
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Shon
authors.forename: Yoon-Hee
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Chung-Boo
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Joon-Suk
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Kyung-Sun
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Yong-Soon
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed / Q000032:analysis*; D000822:Animal Husbandry / Q000379:methods; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D003132:Commerce; D016643:Encephalopathy, Bovine Spongiform / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007723:Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D018570:Risk Assessment