Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in the Yahoo! Directory

DEFRA: BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy)
Information from the U.K. Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs regarding mad cow disease.
www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/bse/index.html
BSEinfo.org
Information produced by National Cattlemen's Beef Association.
www.bseinfo.org
BSE Inquiry
Official web site of the U.K. public inquiry into the emergence of BSE and nvCJD. Includes the full text of the inquiry report, released October 26, 2000.
www.bseinquiry.gov.uk
Mad Cow Disease/Mad Deer Disease
Collection of articles from the Organic Consumer Association addressing Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, the chronic wasting disease.
www.organicconsumers.org/madcow.htm
Mad-Cow-Facts.com
Facts, news, and links from the Center for Global Food Issues about Mad Cow Disease, also known as Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy.
www.mad-cow-facts.com
Canadian Food Inspection Agency: BSE Disease Investigation in Western Canada
Includes information about the case of mad cow disease in Alberta, a fact sheet on Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), and Canadian preventive measures against its spread.
www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/heasan/disemala/bseesb/bseesbindexe.shtm...
Priondata.org
Source of regularly upgraded data for scientists, business, the media, and the public about BSE, vCJD, and other TSEs.
www.priondata.org
USDA: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)
General information on Mad Cow Disease, as well as updated news and response reports. From the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
www.aphis.usda.gov/newsroom/hot_issues/bse.shtml
Food Safety: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)
Speeches and fact sheets from the European Commission.
europa.eu.int/comm/food/food/biosafety/bse/index_en.htm
Mad Cow Disease: The BSE Epidemic in Great Britain
1996 interview with Dr. Frederick A. Murphy, Dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis.
www.accessexcellence.org/WN/NM/madcow96.html
HowStuffWorks: How Mad Cow Disease Works
Describes the disorder affecting the central nervous system of cattle, what its consequences for humans are, and what is being done to control and prevent its occurrence.
www.howstuffworks.com/mad-cow-disease.htm
New Scientist Special Report on BSE and vCJD
Articles and links dedicated to the spread of the mutant prion protein commonly know as mad cow disease.
www.newscientist.com/channel/health/bse
Information Concerning Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy
Archive of information concerning BSE, CJD, and scrapie from the mid-1990s to 2002.
bse.airtime.co.uk
NOVA: The Brain Eater
Explores the causes of Mad Cow disease, what happens when science faces an unknown pathogen, and the implications for public health.
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/madcow
BSE Information at the University of Illinois
In-depth information on spongiform encephalopathies including BSE in cattle, vCJD in humans, scrapie in sheep, and TSEs in cats, deer, and other animals.
w3.aces.uiuc.edu/AnSci/BSE
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy: An Unknown Quantity?
Cause, effects, history, glossary of terms.
www.iol.ie/~craigie/BSE/BSE_home.htm
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
Report by Richard H. Kimberlin addressing BSE and related diseases including Scrapie, Transmissible Mink Encephalopathy (TME), and Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD).
www.fao.org/docrep/T0573E/T0573E00.htm
WHO: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)
Includes fact sheets on the transmissible spongiform encephalopathies BSE and vCJD, their on public health, and worldwide surveillance and control efforts.
www.who.int/csr/disease/bse/en
Why Files: Mad Cow, New Fears
Feature article addressing the cause and spread of BSE, as well as chronic wasting disease in deer and elk, and kuru among the Fore people of New Guinea.
www.whyfiles.org/012mad_cow
Pathology and Pathogenesis of Spongiform Encephalopathy
Proposes that all forms of encephalopathies are endogenous, similar to Alzheimer's disease, and are not transmissible under normal conditions.
www.gerryparish.co.uk/research/bse