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BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY Definition Bovine
Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) is a transmissible, neuro-degenerative, fatal
brain disease of cattle. The disease has a long incubation period of four to
five years, but ultimately is fatal for cattle within weeks to months of its
onset. General Bovine
Spongiform Encephalopathy WHO New
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