Global Alert and Response (GAR)

Understanding the BSE threat

WHO/CDS/CSR/EPH/2002.6


Understanding the BSE threat

Introduction

Some questions for consumers

A notorious- and mysterious - family of diseases

Origins of the BSE epidemic

Dynamics of the BSE epidemic

Growing concern

The special problem of emerging diseases

Preventive measures for halting the epidemic

Active surveillance: reassurance for consumers

Interpreting the risk within countries

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