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(Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies)

Current Topics

January 2004

Monday 5 January
	First reported case of BSE in the USA James Irvine, Teviot Scientific
	Remember CJD? It hasn't gone away John Collinge, Director Prion Research Unit, Letter to the TIMES

December 2003

Wednesday 31 December
	Apocalypse never: from BSE to SARS, we are addicted to paranoia. Magnus Linklater, The Times
Sunday 7 December
	The genetic hypothesis for BSE Editorial

May 2003

Thursday 15 May
	Fewer future deaths from vCJD predicted than previously estimated Dr James Irvine

April 2003

Friday 25 April
	Government stops funding for BSE critic Magnus Linklater
Friday 11 April
	Organ Distribution of Prion Proteins in vCJD

March 2003

Thursday 27 March
	2002 Quinquennial Review of the Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee (SEAC)
Monday 24 March
	Post-mortem Tests for BSE in Cattle: Further Correspondence with Prof Wilesmith
Thursday 20 March
	Food Standards Agency Review of OTMS: a follow up James Irvine
Thursday 13 March
	The Food Standards Agency reviews the OTMS rule - are they going to scrap it? James Irvine
Wednesday 12 March
	Current Assessment of the Future Prevalence of vCJD in the UK Dr James Irvine

February 2003

Monday 17 February
	Clarification of the Possibility of Transmitting CJD in Man by Blood Products
Thursday 13 February
	Detection of Prions: Developing Technology

January 2003

Tuesday 28 January
	Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Susan Haywood and David R. Brown

2002 Articles

Test everyone for CJD, says Nobel winner

They drive us Mad with False Fears about Mad Cows

As many potential new cases of CJD from one medical slip-up than allegedly through BSE related sources in a whole year (30/10/02)

Scrapie - A Sheep Breeder's View (Dr Sandy Sutherland)

Scrapie Statistics - Great Britain

National Scrapie Plan - Recent Developments

What is a Prion?

Predicted Future Incidence of vCJD in the UK Population

Risk of vCJD From Blood Transfusion

Food Standards Agency Condemns Haggis: Linklater

The English Disease: Hugh Pennington's Comments on the BSE Inquiry

Background Information and Further Reading