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POPSNew BSE cases blamed on ineffective feed ban New BSE cases blamed on ineffective feed ban Edmonton Journal - Edmonton,Alberta,Canada Banning ruminant-to-ruminant feed reduces the chance of cattle ingesting the abnormal, disease-causing prion that causes the disease.
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POPSVendors Hesitate to Sell US Beef Vendors Hesitate to Sell US Beef 코리아타임즈 - South Korea ... likely to contract variant Creutzfeld Jacob Disease (vCJD) • thought to be caused by prion transmission from BSE infected cows than Westerners
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POPSLittle Headway Made in Treatment of Prion Diseases By bmartin UK researchers indicate that minimal progress has been made in treatment of prion diseases, such as sporadic Creutzfeld-Jakob disease (sCJD) or the human variant of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (vCJD), during the last 30 years.
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POPSPrion Diseases Transmitted In Milk study provides important information on the transmission of this prion-associated disease and the control of scrapie in affected flocks. Scrapie is a fatal neurodegenerative disease of sheep and goats.
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POPSabout Prion fliters blood banks "Irish Medical News - Dublin,Ireland ProMetic and Macopharma, in the UK and France respectively, say two human clinical studies performed on healthy volunteers using their prion filter and"
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POPSBeef eaters beware -- safety may be sent packing by Courtney Haden Creekstone sued the USDA in 2006, and in the case of David v. Goliath, the little guy unaccountably won. A decision handed down by a U.S. district judge in March decreed that Creekstone must be permitted to start its own testing June 1. However, thanks to its Hail Mersey call last week, the USDA can appeal the ruling and prevent Creekstone from testing indefinitely.
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POPSMeatpacking Faux Pas If testing is allowed at Creekstone, we think it would become the international standard and the domestic standard, too.
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POPSPrivate BSE testing on hold following appeal Scientists believe that the human illness, Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) - recognised in 1996 - is caused by the consumption of BSE-infected meat. About 160 people are thought to have died of the condition worldwide.
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POPSPrioNet Canada: prion network join in PrioNet Canada is a Network of Centres of Excellence for research on Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, commonly known as mad cow disease, and other Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies or prion diseases. The PrioNet Canada web site was built to serve as a portal for members and non-members alike, to access the latest findings in prion science and to discover the wealth of possibilities provided by the network concept. Prion Video Watch a short video on prions produced by the Alberta Prion Research Institute. PrioNews Read the Jan-March 2007 issue of PrioNet's newsletter. Mad Cow Mysteries Science journalist Jay Ingram is hosting a four-city prion public lecture series this month. Register now in your city! High Impact Fund PrioNet Canada establishes fund to support research urgencies in real-time BSE/TSE events.
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