Are the Prion diseases VCJD and BSE still existent and will they ever cause a pa!


Question: Are the Prion diseases VCJD and BSE still existent and will they ever cause a pandemic again?
I'm curious as last time;
In one country the United Kingdom alone; nearly 200 people died including my mothers friend from VCJD and 4 million cattle were slaughtered by the Government and roughly nearly 1,500 cattle died from BSE.
It is an awful disease yet I am curious,
I also do an animal care course and care about all sentient animals and several other aspects of wellbeing including human beings and ruminants.
Thank you.

Answers:

Yes these diseases are stil existent but in my opinion I do not think you will have another pandemic because of the knowledge we now have regarding this disease and the transmission. I think there is certainly more dilligence and more testing for cattle. You can keep updated through the CDC web site (center for disease control). You can also find statistics there as well.

RN




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