Scientists comment on an atypical case of BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy) detected on a farm in Essex.    Prof Ian … read more

Reactions to reports that Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) has been found on a Scottish farm.  read more

In a Correspondence article published in the NEJM researchers report the first case of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) in a patient with a methionine valine (MV) heterozygous genotype for a prion protein. Prior to this all definite diagnoses were in humans with a homozygous genotype (MM). read more

The Commons Science and Technology Committee published a report saying more action is needed to ensure that variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) is not inadvertently transmitted from person-to-person through medical procedures. read more

A survey in the BMJ found around one in 2,000 people in the UK may carry variant CJD proteins though uncertainty remains about how many people will eventually develop the disease. read more

Concern was raised over the safety of haemophilia patients after the death of a man who had been treated with a blood clotting agent infected with variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD), the human form of BSE, although this was not the cause of his death. read more

The Science Media Centre invited scientists to brief journalists on the latest research into livestock diseases such as avian flu, BSE and foot and mouth. read more

An expert commented on research in Nature Medicine showing that sheep muscle contains a very low level of infectious prion agent. read more