BBC In Depth: BSE and CJD
Ongoing collection of news articles, reports, forums, audio and video. From BBC News. UK.
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy - Public Inquiry
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.
British Medical Journal: variant Creutzfeld-Jakob
Collected resources from the UK journal, plus links to scientific papers and resources from other journals.
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 Affairs (DEFRA).
Department of Health: Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease CJ
Information from the Department of Health (England) on CJD and BSE. Includes monthly statistics, press releases, and details of publications and guidance.
Food Standards Agency: BSE
Offers news stories, statistics, online leaflets and other information about the disease plus the final report of the BSE controls review, including a summary of the main points and recommendations.
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).
Human BSE Foundation
Support group to help relatives friends and carers of victims. Includes background information and news about Variant Creutzfeldt Jacob Disease (vCJD).
Klute Investment Services: Mad Cow Disease (BSE) N
Ongoing coverage includes news stories organized by country, editorials and website links as they apply to a cattle futures investment perspective.
New Scientist : BSE
News and commentary plus FAQ and timeline.
Scotsman: Scientists discover sheep can get BSE.
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 of 19 which had been subjected to a "massive and unnatural" injection of BSE-infected material directly into their brains.
Slate: Crazy Cows
Collection of editorial cartoons on the subject of mad cow disease (BSE).
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.