BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY IN THE UNITED-KINGDOM - MEMORANDUM FROM A WHO MEETING

Authors
BRADLEY R WILESMITH JW MATTHEWS D MELDRUM KC WILL RG CHILLAUD T MARCHANT B LEDUC JW LEONARDI M MESLIN FX WALDMAN RJ
Citation
R. Bradley et al., BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY IN THE UNITED-KINGDOM - MEMORANDUM FROM A WHO MEETING, Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 71(6), 1993, pp. 691-694
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath
Journal title
Bulletin of the World Health Organization → ACNP
ISSN journal
00429686
Volume
71
Issue
6
Year of publication
1993
Pages
691 - 694
Database
ISI
SICI code
0042-9686(1993)71:6<691:BSEITU>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
This Memorandum reviews the current state of research being carried ou t on transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE) and examines the results of epidemiological studies conducted on bovine spongiform ence phalopathy (BSE) and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) in the United Kin gdom. It is concluded that the BSE epidemic is on the decline and the policies adopted in the United Kingdom are sufficient to minimize the risk of exposure to BSE of all species, including humans.