HL Deb 15 July 1996 vol 574 c47WA
The Countess of Mar

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether strains of scrapie found in the UK are also found in other European Union countries and, if so, which countries.

Lord Lucas

We are not aware of any attempts to characterise strains of scrapie identified in Europe in a manner that permits direct comparison with British isolates.