This site is an authoritative source of information on Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) provided by Defra. BSE is a relatively new disease of cattle. It was first recognised and defined in the United Kingdom in November 1986. Over the next few years the epidemic grew considerably and affected all parts of the country but to different degrees. It reached its peak in 1992, when 36,680 cases were confirmed, and since then has shown a steady decline.

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), or "Mad Cow Disease," continues to be in the news worldwide. Surveillance programs are in place to assure consumers that American beef and other food products derived from cattle are safe.

The Internet's largest and most authoritative site for prions, mad cow disease (bovine spongiform encephalopathy or BSE), scrapie, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD and nvCJD), kuru,and chronic wasting disease (CWD). Over 6966 articles, updated twice weekly. General news, government cover-ups, prion molecular biology research developments. Color slides of spongiform brains; working links to online research journals and other mad cow sites worldwide.

An information resource produced by National Cattlemens Beef Association, on Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) and Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) reviewed by a scientific panel of experts in the fields of veterinary medicine, prion/protein studies, neuropathology, and disease surveillance.

Knowing what to feed your kids has always been a struggle for parents, but the many reports of food related illnesses this year has left even more parents wondering what's left that is safe to feed their children.

The incidence of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is monitored in the UK by the National CJD surveillance unit based at the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh, Scotland. The unit brings together a team of clinical neurologists, neuropathologists and scientists specialising in the investigation of this disease. This document is intended to summarise the research in progress at the CJD unit and also provide some background information about CJD and other human spongiform encephalopathies.

The EvilMamaCow.org, was founded for three very important reasons. 1. To inform the public about Mad Cow Disease; 2. To provide the latest mad cow disease news; 3. To present the unkown connection between eating veal* and the spread of mad cow disease, which I have personally discovered, and which you can choose not to accept if you so choose.

A project of the Center for Global Food Issues, Mad-Cow-Facts presents the latest information, news and analysis on mad cow disease, also known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE).

BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy or mad cow disease) is a fatal disease affecting cattle and has been transmitted to humans as vCJD (nvCJD). This site is a source of information on both the bovine and human afflictions and is provided by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) or mad cow disease is a chronic, degenerative disorder affecting the central nervous system of cattle.