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USDA Announces First Inconclusive Test Proves Negative

APHIS Deputy Administrator Dr. John Clifford announced today (June 30) that the animal in last Friday’s inconclusive BSE rapid test has since proven not to be suffering from bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE).

Dr. Clifford made the following statement:

"At approximately, 3:45 p.m. today, we were notified by the USDA National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) in Ames, Iowa that the inconclusive screening test sample reported on June 25, tested negative for BSE upon confirmatory testing.

"NVSL used the world-recognized gold-standard test for BSE, the immunohistochemistry test to confirm this finding."

BSE                                                                                                

USDA Announces First Inconclusive Test Proves Negative

APHIS Deputy Administrator Dr. John Clifford announced today (June 30) that the animal in last Friday’s inconclusive BSE rapid test has since proven not to be suffering from bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE).

Dr. Clifford made the following statement:

"At approximately, 3:45 p.m. today, we were notified by the USDA National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) in Ames, Iowa that the inconclusive screening test sample reported on June 25, tested negative for BSE upon confirmatory testing.

"NVSL used the world-recognized gold-standard test for BSE, the immunohistochemistry test to confirm this finding."