Press Kit

Government officials and sheep and goat producers have a goal:  to eradicate scrapie in the United States by 2010.  For this goal to be reached, producers must be informed, and the media can play a key role in this education process.

To learn more about scrapie―the disease, management, etc.—and the USDA's "Eradicate Scrapie!" program, please click on the following:

• Scrapie Fact Sheet
• Scrapie Q&A
• News Releases

For information not provide at this website or to interview a scrapie expert, please contact one or more individuals listed on the "Scrapie Expert List."

Thanks for helping to take the "Eradicate Scrapie!" message out to the industry.