Godon K A, Honstead J
Center for Veterinary Medicine, United States Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, Maryland, USA.
Vet Clin North Am Food Anim Pract. 1998 Mar;14(1):49-70. doi: 10.1016/s0749-0720(15)30279-6.
This article presents a brief overview of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) using examples of diseases that provide evidence supporting oral transmission of the agent. Agent theories are described briefly in general terms. Scrapie, bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), chronic wasting disease, and transmissible mink encephalopathy are discussed to improve disease recognition by the food animal practitioner. Control programs for scrapie and BSE are described and the role of the veterinarian in animal feed and human food safety is related to TSEs.
本文通过提供支持病原体经口传播证据的疾病实例,简要概述了传染性海绵状脑病(TSEs)。对病原体理论进行了简要的一般性描述。讨论了羊瘙痒病、牛海绵状脑病(BSE)、慢性消耗病和传染性水貂脑病,以提高食用动物从业者对这些疾病的认识。描述了羊瘙痒病和牛海绵状脑病的防控计划,并阐述了兽医在动物饲料和人类食品安全方面与传染性海绵状脑病相关的作用。