1. APHA-Weybridge, Addlestone, Surrey, UK (Simmons, Thorne, Spiropoulos, Hawkins, Cassar)
2. Unit of Biological Hazards and Contaminants (BIOCONTAM), Risk Assessment & Scientific Assistance, European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Parma, Italy (Ortiz-Pelaez)
3. Veterinary Services of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus (Georgiadou, Papasavva-Stylianou)
4. UMR Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, École Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse, Toulouse, France (Andreoletti)
5. Italian Reference Laboratory for TSEs, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Turin, Italy (Meloni)