Bovine spongiform encephalopathy

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Bovine_spongiform_encephalopathy
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:disease
gptkb:transmissible_spongiform_encephalopathy
gptkbp:affects gptkb:livestock
humans
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:mad_cow_disease
gptkbp:casualties yes
gptkbp:causedBy prion
gptkbp:controls culling affected animals
gptkbp:diagnosedBy post-mortem brain examination
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 2-8 years
gptkbp:mortalityRate 100%
gptkbp:notableOutbreaks United Kingdom 1980s-1990s
gptkbp:pathology spongiform changes in brain tissue
gptkbp:prevention banning animal protein in cattle feed
gptkbp:publicHealthConcern yes
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:OIE_notifiable_disease
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:chronic_wasting_disease
gptkb:scrapie
kuru
gptkbp:spreadTo meat and bone meal
gptkbp:symptom weight loss
abnormal behavior
decreased milk production
trouble walking
gptkbp:transmission contaminated feed
gptkbp:treatment none
gptkbp:zoonotic yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:livestock
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4