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|q1=What is a prion (PrP)?
 
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A prion (PrP) is a protein that occurs normally in the nervous and lymphoreticular tissues.  When is changes conformation (PrP<sup>sc</sup>/PrP<sup>Res</sup>) it becomes an infectious agent and causes degeneration of neurological tissue.
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A prion (PrP) is a protein that occurs normally in the nervous and lymphoreticular tissues.  When it changes conformation (PrP<sup>sc</sup>/PrP<sup>Res</sup>) it becomes an infectious agent and causes degeneration of neurological tissue.
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|q2=How are cattle exposed to BSE?
 
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Latest revision as of 17:48, 24 June 2011

Question Answer Article
What is a prion (PrP)? Link to Article
How are cattle exposed to BSE? Link to Article
What is the average incubation time of BSE? Link to Article
What are the main clinical signs of BSE in cattle? Link to Article
What area of the brain do prions mainly accumulate in? Link to Article
Can serological tests be used for BSE? Link to Article
How is BSE diagnosed? Link to Article
What are the most important control measures for BSE? Link to Article
Is BSE a zoonosis? Link to Article
What measures have been put in place to reduce the risk of humans developing variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD)? Link to Article
What are the specified risk material (SRM) for cattle? Link to Article