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BSE

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BSE
abbr.
bovine spongiform encephalopathy
BSE
abbreviation for
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Veterinary Science) bovine spongiform encephalopathy: a fatal slow-developing disease of cattle, affecting the nervous system. It is caused by a prion protein and is thought to be transmissable to humans, causing a variant form of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease Informal name mad cow disease
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Noun1.BSEBSE - a fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system; causes staggering and agitation
bovine spongiform encephalitis, mad cow disease
animal disease - a disease that typically does not affect human beings
Translations
BSE [ˌbiːɛsˈiː] n abbr (=bovine spongiform encephalopathy) → ESB f
BSE abbr of bovine spongiform encephalopathy → BSE f, → Rinderwahn m
BSE [ˌbiːɛsˈiː] n abbr =bovine spongiform encephalopathy → encefalite f bovina spongiforme
BSE [ˌbiːɛsˈiː] n abbr =bovine spongiform encephalopathy → encefalite f bovina spongiforme


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To achieve 95% statistical confidence that the prevalence of sporadic BSE is no greater than 1 per million (i.
On the question of sporadic or atypical bovine spongiform ... by Detwiler, Linda / Emerging Infectious Diseases
amp;nbsp;   Canada had been deliberating how to strengthen its safeguards against BSE entering the human food and animal feed chains for the past18 months.
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amp;ldquo;While the United States and Canada have a strong system in place to protect animal and human health, the diagnosis of BSE in an animal born roughly four and half years after the implementation of the 1997 ruminant-to-ruminant feed ban does raise questions that must be answered,” Johanns said.
USDA reacts to Canada's seventh case of BSE by Dairy Today
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