° Isolated, single case of classical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) has been confirmed in a 7½- year- old indigenous cow on a beef suckler farm.
° The cow was pregnant, with no clinical signs presented before being found dead.
° The case was disclosed during routine national statutory surveillance and testing of fallen stock cattle aged over 48 months.
° The animal was not presented for slaughter and did not enter the food chain.
° There is no threat to food safety or human health.
° A full epidemiological investigation is being carried out to identify relevant risk pathways for infection and any evidence to support these.
° All of the cohorts and offspring of this single BSE case have been identified and placed under movement restrictions.
° They will be culled and screened for BSE.
° The detection of this single case does not change the ‘Negligible risk’ status for the zone of Scotland or UK.
° The precise location of the farm has not been entered on the report to protect the farmer's identity and well-being.
Note from WOAH 20/08/2026:
The statement above is not related to the official disease status delivered by WOAH.
Official disease status are published on the WOAH website at https://www.woah.org/en/what-we-do/animal-health-and-welfare/official-disease-status/
° Isolated case of classical Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) has been confirmed in a 7 and ½ -year-old female beef cattle, in a beef suckler herd with approx. 740 animals.
Source: WOAH, https://wahis.woah.org/#/home
Link: https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/7773
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