Agenda

86th meeting on Thursday 3rd March 2005.

 


Item No

Time

Item

Presenter

Paper No.

1

10:00

Chair’s introduction

SEAC Chair

2

10:10

Approval of draft minutes from SEAC 85 and matters arising

SEAC Chair

86/1 (264 KB)

3

10:20

Implications of recent research on models of the vCJD epidemic

(i) Profile of primary vCJD epidemic

  • clinical data on vCJD and sCJD
  • models of primary vCJD epidemic
  • BSE exposure risk

(ii) PrP genotype-disease phenotype relationships in

  • mouse models of vCJD/BSE
  • Kuru

(iii) Lateral transmission and research on

  • decontamination
  • single use surgical instruments

(iv) Models of relationships between age susceptibility

  • Boelle et al. (2004)
  • Dealler hypothesis

Discussion and summary

SEAC Chair


Prof J Ironside (NCJDSU)

Dr A Ghani (Imperial College)

 

 

 


Dr J Stephenson (DH)

Dr A Tomkinson (NHS)

 

Dr P Bennett (DH)

Dr S Dealler (NHS)

SEAC Chair

86/2 (42 KB)


Annex 1 (32 KB)

 


Annex 2 (21 KB)
Annex 2 Kuru summary(21 KB)


Annex 3*

 


Annex 4*

12:40

LUNCH (provided for committee, officials and presenters only)

3 cont.

13:30

Implications of recent research on current understanding of the vCJD epidemic (continued)

SEAC Chair

4

14:00

Independent review of origins of BARB cases

Prof W Hill (University of Edinburgh)

86/3(25 KB)

5

14:30

BSE in French and UK goats

Defra/FSA

86/4(155 KB)

6

15:00

Implications of findings of Heikenwalder et al. (2005)

P.Jinman

86/5(29 KB)

7

15:20

END OF OPEN MEETING

SEAC Chair

*Please note that Annexes 3 and 4 of Paper 86/2 have not been circulated outside the committee as these annexes contain new scientific data that have not yet been published in a scientific or medical journal. As premature release of unpublished data may prejudice publication the annexes are not released prior to publication. This is in accordance with SEAC's code of practice.


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