bovine spongiform encephalopathy
- bovine spongiform encephalopathy
(BSE)
In March 1996, the British Government broke the news that there could be a link between Bovine spongiform encephalopathy and a fatal human disease, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD). BSE is a disease in which the cow’s brain turns to a spongy jelly, leading inevitably to death since there is no known cure. The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF) ordered a cull of BSE-infected cows and the European Union (EU) agreed to a scheme of compensation payments. It also imposed a worldwide ban on the sale of British beef. Beef sales to the public collapsed. The Major government summoned teams of veterinary experts to argue the case with the European Commission for an agreement to lift the ban. Europe remained adamant in its refusal to agree. An inquiry began its work in March 1998 and within a year reported and gave British beef a clean bill of health, a conclusion shortly afterwards endorsed by the scientific committee of the EU which pronounced British beef to be as safe as any in Europe. After a vote by the Council of Ministers, the EU lifted its ban on the export of British beef as of 1 August 1999.
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bovine spongiform encephalopathy — n a fatal spongiform encephalopathy of cattle affecting the nervous system, resembling or identical with scrapie of sheep and goats, and prob. caused by a prion transmitted by infected tissue in food abbr. BSE called also mad cow disease * * * a… … Medical dictionary
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy — with BSE. A notable feature of such disease is the inability of the infected animal to stand.Source: APHIS] Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), commonly known as Mad Cow Disease (MCD), is a fatal, neurodegenerative disease in cattle, that… … Wikipedia
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy — Encéphalopathie spongiforme bovine Pour les articles homonymes, voir ESB et BSE. L encéphalopathie spongiforme bovine (ESB), également appelée « maladie de la vache folle » ou en anglais Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), est une… … Wikipédia en Français
bovine spongiform encephalopathy — /spun jeuh fawrm / a fatal dementia of cattle, thought to be caused by the prion proteins implicated in Creutzfeldt Jakob disease. Also called mad cow disease. * * * ▪ pathology also called mad cow disease a fatal neurodegenerative… … Universalium
bovine spongiform encephalopathy — noun Date: 1987 a fatal spongiform encephalopathy of cattle affecting the nervous system, resembling or identical with scrapie of sheep and goats, and probably caused by a prion transmitted by infected tissue in food abbreviation BSE; called also … New Collegiate Dictionary
bovine spongiform encephalopathy — (BSE) see spongiform encephalopathy … Medical dictionary
bovine spongiform encephalopathy — BSE; see spongiform encephalopathy … The new mediacal dictionary
bovine spongiform encephalopathy — ˈspənjiˌfȯrm noun Etymology: spongiform spongelike from spongi + form : a progressive fatal disease of the central nervous system of adult domestic cattle that resembles scrapie of sheep and goats and is prob. caused by a prion transmitted by… … Useful english dictionary
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy — (mad cow disease) fatal disease affecting the nervous system in cattle, BSE … English contemporary dictionary
bovine spongiform encephalopathy — noun see BSE … English new terms dictionary
