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Correspondence

Nature 400, 105 (8 July 1999) | doi:10.1038/21981

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  • Research Fellow

    • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
    • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215
  • Gastroenterologist

    • Wayne State University
    • Detroit, Michigan, USA

Tests for BSE evaluated

Jim Moynagh1 & Heinz Schimmel2

  1. Directorate General XXIV, Consumer Policy and Health Protection, European Commission, rue Belliard 232, 1049 Bruxelles, Belgium
  2. Joint Research Centre, Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements, Retieseweg, B2440 Geel, Belgium

Four rapid tests for the diagnosis of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in bovines have been evaluated by us for the European Commission1. Full details of this evaluation can be found in ref. 2