Elizabeth S. Williams

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Publications as Author

CAST_R136_Transmissable-Spongiform-Encephalopathies-in-the-US

September 21, 2000
Issue Paper

Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies in the United States

This report from CAST characterizes the overall U.S. risk for the occurrence of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), commonly called "mad cow" disease, as extremely low. The report summarizes the latest information and disease statistics on transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), a unique group of fatal diseases that can affect the nervous systems of animals and humans worldwide.