Irish BSE cases in November were the highest on record

publiziert: Samstag, 2. Dez 2000 / 08:12 Uhr

Dublin - Twenty-five cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy or mad cow disease, were reported in Ireland in the month of November, the highest-ever monthly tally, the Department of Agriculture said in Dublin on Friday.

The previous highest monthly total had been 18 cases of BSE) reported in November 1996. This brings the total number of cases for the year to date to 129 out of a total cattle population of 7.5 million. It is also the first time the yearly tally has gone over 100.

The November cases were discovered on farms spread throughout 11 of the country's 26 counties. The infected animals were aged between 4 and 12 and the Department of Agriculture described the underlying trend as "favourable". "To date no animals born after 1996 have been detected with BSE and an ever increasing proportion of infected animals are six years of age or older.

"The higher number of cases here this year was foreseen in the recent report of the EU's Scientific Steering Committee. "The report predicted a temporary increase in numbers for the next couple of years from animals infected prior to the additional measures introduced in 1996 and 1997 taking full effect," the Department said. An Irish agricultural delegation has flown to Cairo for talks about the decision of the Egyptian authorities to temporarily suspend imports of beef from EU countries due to the BSE crisis.

The suspension last week was a body blow to Ireland's 100,000 cattle farmers as Egypt is the country's biggest export market for beef. It has been importing about 150,000 tones of beef a year, worth 200 million punts (254 million euros). The Government is concerned that the suspension does not become a ban and Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern has telephoned Egyptian President Hosny Mubarak about the suspension. Agriculture Minister Joe Walsh will go to Cairo following an EU Council of Ministers meeting next Monday.

Walsh has claimed that there are no circumstances under which infected BSE beef can get into the human food chain. The minister said beef was "so microscopically analysed and the controls are so stringent, that it is the safest food you can possibly eat".

(dpa)

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