News related to Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
- OIE recognises New Zealand BSE risk as negligible - 1 June 2007
New Zealand has been granted neglible BSE risk disease status at the 75th General Session of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), held in Paris last week.
- Joint response to tackle kauri dieback - 26 November 2008
Kauri dieback (Phytophthora taxon Agathis or PTA), the newly-identified disease attacking kauri trees, is being addressed by six agencies working together as one response team.