Atypical/Nor98 scrapie (AS) is a prion disease of small ruminants. Currently there are no
efficient measures to control this form of prion disease, and, importantly, the zoonotic …

Background Bovine‐derived grafting materials are frequently used in a variety of bone
augmentation techniques. The aim of this paper is to assess the unique safety issue of …

This article summarizes the 2016 update of the DISCONTOOLS project gap analysis on
bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), which was based on a combination of literature …

Disease is often associated with debilitating clinical signs, disorders or production losses in
animals and/or humans, leading to severe socio-economic repercussions. This explains the …

An innovative analytical strategy has been applied to identify signature peptides able to
distinguish among processed animal proteins (PAPs) derived from bovine, pig, fish, and milk …

Abstract European surveillance for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), initiated in
2001, has shown a steady exponential decline in the number of infected cattle …

Occasional cases of classical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) still continue to
occur within the European Union (EU) for animals born after reinforced feed bans (BARBs) …

The existing scientific evidence that links animal and human TSEs is reviewed and
discussed. The challenges involved in identifying TSEs as zoonoses are described and the …

The use of residual streams from agricultural production and food consumption containing
animal proteins entails the risk of disease transmission as illustrated by the epidemics of …

Background Cattle with L-type (L-BSE) and H-type (H-BSE) atypical Bovine Spongiform
encephalopathy (BSE) were identified in 2003 in Italy and France respectively before being …