A Case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy in Denmark |
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| Authors: | J S Agerholm H V Krogh T K Nielsen S Ammendrup H Dalsgaard |
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| Institution: | 113.Department of Pathology and Epidemiology, National Veterinary Laboratory, Bülowsvej 27, DK-1790 Copenhagen V, Denmark ;213.Danish Veterinary Service, Copenhagen, Denmark |
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| Abstract: | Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy in cattle, was first described in England by Wells et al. (1987). The infection occurs mainly due to digestion of feedstuffs containing ruminant derived protein in form of meat and bone meal contaminated with a scrapie-like agent (Wilesmith et al. 1991). Later, cases of BSE were diagnosed in the Republic of Ireland, Oman, France, and Switzerland (Marinovic & Senn 1991). This report describes the first case of BSE in Denmark. |
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