Article
The transmissible spongiform encephalopathies: emerging and declining epidemics.
Biochemical Society transactions - 1 Dec 2006
Manson J C, Cancellotti E, Hart P, Bishop M T, Barron R M
Abstract excerpt
TSEs (transmissible spongiform encephalopathies) are neurodegenerative diseases of various mammalian species, the best known of which include BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathies) in cattle, CJD (Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease) in humans, scrapie in sheep and CWD (chronic wasting disease) in deer. This review examines the emergence of various TSE strains and their transmission, and discusses disease surveillance...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
