World Health Organization: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)

14. World Health Organization: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/bse/en/

The discovery of a cow carrying BSE in the United States has reenergized the
public's interest in such topics. This site, an offshoot of the WHO site
devoted to diseases, offers a good overview of the disease and its similar
nature to that of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease -- the form of transmissible
spongiform encephalopathy that can affect humans. Also of note at this site
is a exceptionally comprehensive resources section that offers links to
publications, articles, and websites devoted to related topics and
information. For a quick snapshot of the disease, check out the WHO fact
sheet on BSE, located at the bottom of this main page. [JPM]