animal spongiform encephalopathy

Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies that occur in animals (non-human). Classification: These diseases include: 1) scrapie (sheep & goats) 2) transmissible mink encephalopathy 3) wasting disease of deer & elk 4) bovine spongiform encephalopathy 5) transmissible spongiform encephalopathy of captive wild ruminants* 6) feline spongiform encephalopathy# * Wild ruminants affected include nyala, gemsbok, Arabian orynx, eland, kudu, scimitar-horned orynx, ankole & bison # felines affected include domestic cat, puma, cheetah, ocelot & tiger Etiology: prion-associated

Specific

bovine spongiform encephalopathy; mad cow disease; BSE scrapie

General

animal disease transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (prion disease)

References

Johnson & Gibbs NEJM 339:1994, 1998