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It's believed the UK will suffer from a batch of hidden vCJD prion disease in the next decade or so. Well needed therapy.
by oigursh 2y ago
It's believed the UK will suffer from a batch of hidden vCJD prion disease in the next decade or so. Well needed therapy.
- wlll 2y agoCite please.
- masfuerte 2y agoThis is very detailed: https://www.cjd.ed.ac.uk/sites/default/files/report31.pdf https://www.cjd.ed.ac.uk/sites/default/files/report31.pdf The vCJD death rate is increasing but still very low. Most of the increase is in the over seventies, which supports the theory that this is due to improved testing rather than increased illness. I'd be more concerned about the states in the USA where it is still illegal to test for BSE.
- mikeodds 2y agoWhat’s the reasoning for making it illegal to test for BSE?
- masfuerte 2y agoA positive test would damage the cattle industry.
- tptacek 2y agoFrom the USDA site: Q. Why can't we test all beef for BSE safety? A. BSE tests are not conducted on cuts of meat, but involve taking samples from the brain of a dead animal to see if the infectious agent is present. We know that the earliest point at which current tests can accurately detect BSE is 2-to-3 months before the animal begins to show symptoms. The time between initial infection and the appearance of symptoms is about 5 years. Since most cattle that go to slaughter in the United States are both young and clinically normal, testing all slaughter cattle for BSE might offer misleading assurances of safety to the public.
- logicprog 2y agoWhich states are those?