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Nature 408, 506 (30 November 2000) | doi:10.1038/35046245

Germany rues 'complacency' over BSE testing strategy

Alison Abbott & Quirin Schiermeier

The German government has been prompted to order extensive tests on cows following the identification last week of two cases of BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) in German-born cattle. Within the next few weeks it should learn whether these cases represent only the tip of an iceberg.