Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Bovine_Spongiform_Encephalopathy
GPTKB entity
Statements (39)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:disease
gptkbp:affects gptkb:livestock
gptkb:nervous_system
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:mad_cow_disease
BSE
gptkbp:casualties yes
gptkbp:category gptkb:transmissible_spongiform_encephalopathy
gptkbp:causedBy prion
gptkbp:controls culling of affected animals
gptkbp:diagnosedBy post-mortem brain examination
gptkbp:economicImportance significant
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:United_Kingdom
1986
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
gptkbp:humanForm gptkb:variant_Creutzfeldt-Jakob_disease
gptkbp:incubationPeriod 2 to 8 years
gptkbp:notableOutbreaks UK 1980s-1990s
gptkbp:notifiableDisease yes
gptkbp:noTreatment yes
gptkbp:pathology spongiform changes in brain tissue
gptkbp:prevention ban on animal protein in cattle feed
gptkbp:publicHealthConcern yes
gptkbp:regulates cattle feed restrictions
international trade restrictions
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:chronic_wasting_disease
gptkb:Creutzfeldt-Jakob_disease
gptkb:scrapie
gptkbp:spreadTo consumption of infected tissue
gptkbp:studiedBy veterinary scientists
epidemiologists
gptkbp:symptom weight loss
abnormal behavior
decreased milk production
trouble walking
gptkbp:transmissibleTo humans
gptkbp:transmissionRoute contaminated feed
gptkbp:zoonotic yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mad_Cows
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7