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Mad Cow Disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)

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In 1985, the first cases of a new disease in cattle were reported in the United Kingdom. Post-mortem examinations of brain and spinal column tissue of infected cattle provided the first clues: the tissue was spongy and riddled with microscopic holes - similar to sheep with scrapie. The disease was identified and named bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). However the media quickly dubbed it mad-cow disease, because of its effect on cattle behaviour.

This slide shows a section of brain from a cow infected with the disease. The brown staining indicates the presence of the agent causing the disease.

Image: Dr Peter Hooper, Australian Animal Health Laboratory (AAHL)

Photographer : Dr. Peter Hooper

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