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An Explanation of Mad Cow Disease

http://www.ourcivilisation.com/madcow/index.htm

Mark Purdey argues and presents evidence that BSE, Kuru, and variant Creutzfeld Jakob Disease are caused by manganese poisoning.

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Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)

http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/bse/index.html

Information on this notifiable disease, first noticed in the UK in 1986, its control, eradication and associated legislation.

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Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy in the United States

http://www.ianrpubs.unl.edu/epublic/pages/publicationD.jsp?publicationId=440

Provides information on this disease and its history since it was first diagnosed in the UK in 1986, the first case in the US in 2003 and why the disease causes concern.

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Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy in the United States, Feb 17th 2004

http://beef.unl.edu/beefreports/roundtable200402.shtml

Article about the first case of BSE detected in the US, information on the disease and on the regulations put in place by the US Department of Agriculture.

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BSE and Sheep: Current Knowledge, Risk Assessment, SRM Controls and Options

http://www.food.gov.uk/multimedia/pdfs/bse-sheep-seac.pdf

The Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee presents research findings on prion diseases in sheep and outlines areas of research still to be undertaken.

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BSE Information at the University of Illinois

http://w3.aces.uiuc.edu/AnSci/BSE/

Factual information, news releases, general information and web sites about BSE (mad cow disease); veterinary, consumer and producer information.

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BSE News Blog

http://www.bsenews.com

The Center for Global Food Issues provides the latest news on bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), also known as mad cow disease.

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BSEInfo.org

http://www.bseinfo.org/

A review of literature, research and historical data on these diseases, compiled under the auspices of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association.

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Bureau for National Affairs (BNA) BSE Web Watch

http://www.bna.com/webwatch/madcow.htm

Provides links and news on mad cow disease from national and international governments and organizations.

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NOVA: The Brain Eater

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/madcow/

Article that explores the causes of Mad Cow disease, what happens when science faces an unknown pathogen, and the implications for public health.

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Official Mad Cow Disease Home Page

http://www.mad-cow.org/

Contains thousands of articles on mad cow and other diseases.

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OIE: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy

http://www.oie.int/eng/info/en_esb.htm

The World Organisation for Animal Health presents statistical information on the BSE situation worldwide.

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The Origins of BSE

http://www.markpurdey.com/science_the_origins_of_bse.htm

Article by Mark Purdey discussing whether researchers into this disease have been ignoring environmental perspectives.

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