Atypical bovine spongiform encephalopathies, France, 2001-2007

Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Feb;14(2):298-300. doi: 10.3201/eid1402.071141.

Abstract

In France, through exhaustive active surveillance, approximately 17.1 million adult cattle were tested for bovine spongiform encephalopathy from July 2001 through July 2007; approximately 3.6 million were >8 years of age. Our retrospective Western blot study of all 645 confirmed cases found that 7 were H-type and 6 were L-type.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Brain Stem / metabolism
  • Cattle
  • Cattle Diseases / diagnosis
  • Cattle Diseases / epidemiology
  • Cattle Diseases / physiopathology
  • Encephalopathy, Bovine Spongiform / diagnosis
  • Encephalopathy, Bovine Spongiform / epidemiology*
  • Encephalopathy, Bovine Spongiform / physiopathology*
  • France / epidemiology
  • Glycosylation
  • Peptide Hydrolases / pharmacology
  • Population Surveillance / methods
  • Prions / classification*
  • Prions / drug effects
  • Prions / metabolism
  • Prions / pathogenicity*

Substances

  • Prions
  • Peptide Hydrolases