NR AAPB
AU anonym
TI Public health issues related to animal and human spongiform encephalopathies: memorandum from a WHO meeting.
QU Bulletin of the World Health Organization 1992; 70(2): 183-90
PT congresses; review; review literature
AB The transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE) include bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), which was first described in 1986 in the United Kingdom but has occurred subsequently in several other countries. This Memorandum reviews the existing state of knowledge on all the known spongiform encephalopathies, and evaluates the pathways of transmission and associated hazards. The possible implications of the animal diseases, especially BSE, with regard to the use of animal tissues as animal feed, human food, and in the preparation of medicinal and other products for human use are discussed, with recommendations to national health authorities on appropriate measures to minimize the consequences of BSE to public and animal health.
ZR 2
MH Abattoirs; Animal; Cattle; *Encephalopathy, Bovine Spongiform/epidemiology/prevention &; control/transmission; Equipment and Supplies/standards; Evaluation Studies; Food Microbiology; Human; Incidence; Occupational Diseases/epidemiology/prevention & control; Pharmaceutical Preparations/adverse effects; Primary Prevention/methods; Risk Factors; World Health Organization
SP englisch
PO Schweiz