Medidas de Controle Sanitário da EEB: uma Revisão Bibliográfica da Legislação Brasileira

Abstract

Brazil stands out as having the largest commercial cattle herd in the world and livestock farming must be constantly monitored with measures aimed at preventing the entry of diseases that could cause health and economic damage. Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, as a disease that directly affects livestock farming and public health, is essential for governments to establish mitigating procedures for prevention and control in accordance with international standards established by WHOA. The National Program for the Prevention and Surveillance of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (PNEEB) was established in 2013. Since then, a series of normative acts have been published and over the years new updates and legislation have emerged, causing changes or even revocation of some previous ones. This work carried out a bibliographic review about the disease as well as an updated survey of current legislation that supports the surveillance and mitigation system developed by Brazilian health authorities, with an emphasis on the control measures established in the PNEEB, its subprograms and complementary standards.