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* They are a group of fatal neurodegenerative diseases which occur in a number of species, including man.
* They are a group of fatal neurodegenerative diseases which occur in a number of species, including man.
** For example:
** For example:
*** Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in cattle
*** [[Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy|Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)]] in cattle
*** Scrapie in sheep
*** [[Scrapie]] in sheep
*** Chronic wasting disease in elk
*** Chronic wasting disease in elk and deer
*** Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker disease (GSS), fatal familial insomnia (FFI) and kuru in man
*** Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker disease (GSS), fatal familial insomnia (FFI) and kuru in man
* TSEs have a long incubation period, making them difficult to diagnose.
* TSEs have a long incubation period, making them difficult to diagnose.
feline spongiform encephalopathy has been found within cats in the UK.
===Aetiology===
===Aetiology===