What is the link between animal prion diseases and human prion diseases?

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Uploaded by on Jun 9, 2009

Michael Geschwind, MD PhD, of UCSF's Memory and Aging Center explores the prion connection between goats, sheep, cattle and humans.

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  • Thursday, May 26, 2011

    Travel History, Hunting, and Venison Consumption Related to Prion Disease Exposure,

    transmissiblespongiformencepha­lopathy.blogspot.com/2011/05/t­ravel-history-hunting-and-veni­son.html

    Wednesday, March 18, 2009

    RECALL Elk products contain meat derived from an elk confirmed to have CWD NV, CA, TX, CO, NY, UT, FL, OK RECALLS AND FIELD CORRECTIONS: FOODS CLASS II

    chronic-wasting-disease.blogsp­ot.com/2009/03/noahs-ark-holdi­ng-llc-dawson-mn-recall.html

  • Monday, January 2, 2012

    EFSA Minutes of the 6th Meeting of the EFSA Scientific Network on BSE-TSE Brussels, 29-30 November 2011

    transmissiblespongiformencepha­lopathy.blogspot.com/2012/01/e­fsa-minutes-of-6th-meeting-of-­efsa.html

    Friday, December 23, 2011

    Oral Transmission of L-type Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy in Primate Model

    Volume 18, Number 1—January 2012 Dispatch

    transmissiblespongiformencepha­lopathy.blogspot.com/2011/12/o­ral-transmission-of-l-type-bov­ine.html

  • In this area--there has been some concern about CWD (Chronic wasting disease) found in deer and elk. The concern is that eating the meat from infected game may cause vCJD---Over the last couple years--nothing has been revealed about this. More information on research in this area would be welcomed.

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