Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (mad cow disease)

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
BSE
Pronunciation
/ˈboʊˌvaɪn ˈspənʤɪˌfɔrm ɛnˌsɛfəˈlɔpəθi mæd kaʊ dɪˈziz/
Category
Governmental
Related Field
FDA

Examples in Context

  1. Some claim to be selling beef imported from the United States, even though such beef has been barred from the Chinese mainland since 2003, following outbreaks of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease.
  2. Creutzfeldt Jakob disease is an untreatable, universally-fatal disease that can be contracted by eating parts of an animal infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy ( BSE or mad cow disease ).
  3. Despite consumer fears in North Asia about possible bovine spongiform encephalopathy, more commonly known as mad cow disease, American beef is returning to shops and restaurants in this region with ceremonial flourish.

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