- 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
- 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
- Information Concerning Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy
Archive of information concerning BSE, CJD, and scrapie from the mid-1990s to 2002.
bse.airtime.co.uk
- 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
- 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
- Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)
Extensive site from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration with news, general information for consumers, industry and veterinary information, and more.
www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/bse.html
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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: 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
- New Scientist: BSE and vCJD
Tracks latest news regarding the worldwide incidence of BSE and vCJD, research into the origins of BSE, and more.
www.newscientist.com/hottopics/bse
- 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
- Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy: An Unknown Quantity?
Cause, effects, history, glossary of terms.
www.iol.ie/~craigie/BSE/BSE_home.htm
- 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
- 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
- International Meetings and the Presentations Given that Concern BSE
From the mid 1990s.
www.airtime.co.uk/bse/intm.htm
- What Is "Mad Cow Disease" (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy/BSE)?
Basic information about Mad Cow Disease, the human illness known as Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD), and efforts to protect U.S. cattle. From the Food and Drug Administration.
www.cfsan.fda.gov/~comm/bsefaq.html
- 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
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