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* They are a group of fatal neurodegenerative diseases which occur in a number of species, including man.

** For example:

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*** BSE in cattle

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*** Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in cattle

*** Scrapie in sheep

*** Chronic wasting disease in elk

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*** CJD, Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker disease (GSS), fatal familial insomnia (FFI) and kuru in man

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*** 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.

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