CJD is rare but fatal. The UK NHS lists possible symptoms including loss of intellect and memory, changes in personality, ...

The Luzerne County detections are 40 miles from the nearest wild CWD detection. They will ultimately result in disease ...

The reintroduction of processed animal protein (PAP) into some livestock feed is on the cards, with Defra now considering ...

Numerous strategies and potential targets for treating transmissible spongiform encephalopathies have been suggested, with the most studied target being the inhibition of PrP Sc accumulation.

Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) are a group of fatal neurodegenerative diseases that include bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), scrapie in sheep, and Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease ...

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the Manitowoc County Deer Advisory Council are co-hosting a public meeting at 6 ...

Two deer in Pennsylvania have tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease. The Pennsylvania Game Commission said these newly ...

Satisfying one of the most important principles of Koch (a set of criteria used to prove the infectious nature of a disease), kuru was then shown to be transmissible from human brain tissue to a ...

The Pennsylvania Game Commission has announced that two deer have tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a new area. The adult male deers who tested positive were in Luzerne County and ...

The CDC states that CWD is a prion disease or transmissible spongiform encephalopathies. Other TSEs include bovine spongiform encephalopathy or “mad cow disease” in cattle and scrapie in sheep ...