Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease, caused by a prion, that mainly affects cattle. Other ruminants, cats, nonhuman primates and humans are occasionally affected; this disease is called feline spongiform encephalopathy (FSE) in cats, and variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) in people.

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) is a progressive neurological disease of cattle. It is caused by prions, which are infectious agents made up of protein material. The prion proteins afect the brain structure of infected animals, causing the …

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) is a fatal neurological disease of adult cattle that was first recognised in Great Britain (GB) in 1986. It is a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy or prion disease. The archetype for this group of diseases is scrapie of sheep and goats (see Chapter 2.7.12 Scrapie).

This document describes the procedures used to implement the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) Ongoing Surveillance Program. This procedures manual is meant to be dynamic and will be updated as necessary. Disposal of the carcass and offal.

It is clear that BSE is a food borne disease associated with feed (e.g. meat and bone meal) derived from TSE affected animals. Other countries have experienced cases of BSE, either in animals imported from the United Kingdom or in indigenous animals.

BSE is one of a group of diseases known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE). Other TSEs include scrapie in sheep, chronic wasting disease (CWD) in deer and elk, and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans. A neurological disease in cats has been linked to BSE. BSE, like other TSEs, is characterized by the presence of an

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) is a progressive, fatal disease of the nervous system of cattle caused by the accumulation of an abnormal protein.

Bovine spongiform encepha-lopathy (en-CEF-A-LOP-a-thee), also called BSE or “mad cow disease,” is a disease that afects the brain of cattle and humans. Most scientists believe that it is caused by an abnormal protein in brain tissue, called a prion (PRY-on), that can cause fatal disease when eaten.

What is Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy? A. Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), sometimes referred to as “mad cow disease”, is a chronic degenerative disease affecting the central nervous system of cattle.

BSE is a progres-sive, fatal disease of the nervous system of cattle. The disease was first reported in the United Kingdom in 1986 and has been reported in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and North America. There is no treatment or vaccination for this disease. What causes BSE?