Goveđa spongiformna encefalopatija

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Goveđa spongiformna encefalopatija, poznata po engleskoj skraćenici BSE za Bovine spongiform encephalopathy) kao i po daleko popularnijem nazivu "bolest ludih krava" ili kravlje ludilo, je smrtonosna, neurodegenerativna bolest goveda, koja se širi infekcijom na način koji je iznenadio biologe koji su ga otkrili krajem 20. vijeka. Iako nikada nije ubijala stoku u razmjerima drugih stočnih bolesti, kao što su slinavka i goveđa kuga, BSE je izazvao veliku pažnju jer je izgledno da se može prenijeti na ljude; smatra se da je uzročnik varijante Creutzfeld-Jakobove bolesti (vCJD), nekad zvane nova varijanta Creutzfeldt-Jakobove bolesti (nvCJD), bolesti koja uništava ljudski mozak.

[uredi - уреди] Vanjski linkovi

Opći/vijesti

HowStuffWorks Craig C. Freudenrich, Ph.D.
Scientific American article
Mad Cow Disease Charity Donations Help support research on BSE and CJD

Vladine stranice

APHIS - BSE Information - U.S. Department of Agriculture
Read Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports regarding Mad Cow Disease
Canadian BSE FAQs - Canadian Food Inspection Agency
BSE Homepage - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (UK)
UK government inquiry into BSE from discovery to 1996
UK Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Surveillance Unit
British Medicines Control Agency statement PDF - (Excerpts cited above.)
BSE Resources - Food Safety.gov
Impact of BSE on U.S. Economy - Economic Research Service
Mad Cow FAQs - Massachusetts Public Health
BSE (Mad Cow Disease) - Health Canada
List of prohibited substances in ruminant feed - U.S. Code of Federal Regulations
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy in North America - enumeration of reported cattle incidents.

Consumer/Health Groups

Mad Cow Disease News and Information - Organic Consumers Association
Pediatrician's Evaluation of BSE Risk- About.com
Mad Cow Information - Bureau for National Affairs
Mad Cow FAQs - Food Safety Network
Human BSE Foundation - Charity Providing Support for Families of CJD Victims
BSE FAQs - International Food Information Council
Pets and Mad Cow Disease - BSE Information for pet owners
Mad Cow USA - Center for Media and Democracy
Choosing Safer Beef to Eat - Center for Science in the Public Interest
Consumers Union says USDA cut in Mad Cow testing 90 percent - July 2006

Naučno-istraživačke stranice

BSE and blood transfusion (The Lancet - Vol. 368, Issue 9552, 09 December 2006, Pages 2061-2067)
'BSE The Facts' book site and links
BSE update - Prion Data News
Mad Cow Information - North Dakota State University
BSE Information Center - Iowa State University
The Origins of BSE - Mark Purdy

Stočarske/mesarske stranice