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A cow in the county of Essex showed clinical signs of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), as the neurologic disease is officially termed, and was culled on site, it said.

The government said the animal had been humanely culled after the case of atypical Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) was detected.

A single case of atypical Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) has been confirmed on a farm in Essex - officials have announced that the animal has been culled in response to the incident ...

The rarest form, variant CJD, results from exposure to prions through external sources, such as eating beef contaminated with bovine spongiform encephalopathy.

CJD is rare but fatal. The UK NHS lists possible symptoms including loss of intellect and memory, changes in personality, loss of balance and coordination, slurred speech, vision problems and ...

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A case of atypical BSE - more widely known as mad cow disease - has been found on a British farm. Following the detection of a singular Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) incident in Dumfries ...