NR ABOV
AU Bradley,R.
TI Bovine spongiform encephalopathy update
QU Polish Journal of Pathology 2002; 53(1): 7-16
PT editorial; review; review, tutorial
AB Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) is a zoonosis being the origin of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and an important cattle disease in its own right. Countries have been slow to learn the importance of protecting, not only their cattle populations, but also their human populations. Since 2000, several additional European countries have reported BSE in native-born stock and this has led to a concern about the BSE status of countries that have imported cattle and catlle products from infected countries. Extensive feed and offal bans and application of newly-developed, "Rapid" tests for prion protein in central nervous tissue of targeted, high-risk animals and slaughter cattle over 30 months old now provides the tools whereby the public are fully protected and BSE can be eradicated.
ZR 24
MH Animal; Animals, Wild; Cat Diseases/epidemiology/prevention & control; Cats; Cattle; Disease Outbreaks/legislation & jurisprudence/prevention &; control/veterinary; Encephalopathy, Bovine Spongiform/diagnosis/*epidemiology/prevention &; control; European Union; Great Britain/epidemiology; PrPsc Proteins/diagnostic use; Sheep; Sheep Diseases/epidemiology/prevention & control
SP englisch
PO Polen