U.S. finds scrapie for first time in 5 years

APHIS has confirmed classical scrapie in a sheep slaughtered at a facility in Oregon. This confirmed detection could push the earliest possible date for national scrapie-free status to approximately 2033.

Source: Feedstuffs, August 3, 2026. Link. Classical scrapie is a fatal, degenerative prion disease of sheep and goats.

Also see: National Scrapie Eradication Program, USDA, March 15, 2024. Link.

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