Vol. 472 No. 4
70 Miss Harney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the scientific studies, if any, which have taken place within his Department or by agencies under the aegis of his Department to establish the causes of BSE, the reason for its spread and the possibility of its transmission to humans. [23379/96]
Details of projects completed and under way in this area in Ireland are as follows:
1. Projects which have been completed:
|
Project |
Institution |
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Raise antibodies against synthetic PrP peptides. |
Zoology Department, UCD. |
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Test anti-peptides in immunoblot assays. |
Zoology Department, UCD. |
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Develop immunocytochemical assay. |
VRL, Abbotstown. |
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Test anti-peptides in immunocytochemical assays. |
VRL, Abbotstown. |
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Validate immunocytochemical assay in trial of BSE tissues. |
VRL, Abbotstown,/CVL Weybridge. |
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Develop a rapid method for the extraction and demonstration of Scrapie Associated Fibrils (SAF). |
VRL, Abbotstown. |
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A study of the genetics of susceptibility to scrapie. |
Zoology Department, UCD/VAL, Abbotstown. |
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A descriptive study on the epidemiology of BSE in cattle. |
Epidemiology Unit, DAFF. |
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Generate E. Coli vectors expressing prion protein. |
Zoology Department, UCD. |
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Project |
Institution |
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Develop an automated ELISA test. |
VRL, Abbotstown/Enfer Scientific Ltd./Zoology Department, UCD. |
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Effects of scrapie infection on gene expression. |
Zoology Department, UCD. |
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An in vitro analysis of TSE replication. |
Zoology Department, UCD. |
