Web Directory

» BBC In Depth: BSE and CJD
   Ongoing collection of news articles, reports, forums, audio and video. From BBC News. UK.
   http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/uk/2000/bse_and_cjd/

» Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy - Public Inquiry and Response
   Report of the Public Inquiry to establish and review the history of BSE and new variant CJD in the United Kingdom and the United States response to BSE. Opened 9 March 1998.
   http://www.bseinquiry.gov.uk/

» British Medical Journal: variant Creutzfeld-Jakob Disease
   Collected resources from the UK journal, plus links to scientific papers and resources from other journals.
   http://bmj.com/cgi/collection/mad_cow

» DEFRA: BSE
   Official site is divided into the subject areas of public health, eradication, the beef industry, Europe, science, statistics and publications in connection with Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE). From the Department for Environment, Food and Rural A
   http://www.defra.gov.uk/foodfarm/farmanimal/diseases/atoz/bse/

» Guardian Special Reports: The BSE crisis
   Ongoing collection of news, commentary, audio, graphics and interactive guides about Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) and variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD).
   http://www.guardian.co.uk/bse/0,8250,388290,00.html

» Scotsman: Scientists discover sheep can get BSE. No need to panic, they say. Should we?
   A sheep of a type thought to be resistant to BSE has developed a similar type of infection. Elliot Morley, the minister for animal health, moved swiftly to downplay fears. He said that the infected sheep was the only one to develop a disease from a group
   http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/health/Scientists-discover-sheep-can-get.2379157.jp

» Slate: Crazy Cows
   Collection of editorial cartoons on the subject of mad cow disease (BSE).
   http://cagle.msnbc.com/news/madcow/main.asp

» The UK Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease Surveillance Unit
   Summarizes the research in progress at the CJD unit and also provides background information about CJD and other human spongiform encephalopathies.
   http://www.cjd.ed.ac.uk/