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Bovine spongiform encephalopathy and variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: implications for Australia.
The Medical journal of Australia - 6 Aug 2001
Goldwater P N
Abstract excerpt
The bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) epizootic developed in the United Kingdom in the mid-1980s. Feeding practices in the cattle industry amplified the causative prion, and meat contaminated with BSE entered the market. Human consumption of prion-contaminated meat led to the new zoonosis--variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD). The UK BSE Inquiry published its report in October 2000; while praising policy...
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