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bovine spongiform encephalopathy
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/bovine_spongiform_encephalopathy
GPTKB entity
Statements (39)
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
surveillance
culling of affected animals
feed restrictions
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:notableOutbreaks
United Kingdom 1980s-1990s
gptkbp:pathology
spongiform changes in brain tissue
gptkbp:prevention
feed bans
gptkbp:regulates
gptkb:OIE_notifiable_disease
gptkbp:relatedTo
gptkb:chronic_wasting_disease
gptkb:scrapie
gptkbp:symptom
behavioral changes
weight loss
loss of coordination
decreased milk production
neurological degeneration
gptkbp:transmissionToHumans
consumption of contaminated beef
gptkbp:transmittedBy
contaminated feed
gptkbp:treatment
none
gptkbp:zoonotic
yes
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Creutzfeldt–Jakob_disease
gptkb:mad_cow_disease
gptkb:scrapie
gptkb:transmissible_spongiform_encephalopathy
gptkb:OIE_notifiable_disease
gptkb:Zoonoses
gptkb:variant_Creutzfeldt–Jakob_disease
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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