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Nature 457, 1079 (26 February 2009) | doi:10.1038/4571079b; Published online 25 February 2009
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Rare BSE mutation raises concerns over risks to public health
Malcolm A. Ferguson-Smith1 & Jürgen A. Richt2
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Atypical forms (known as H- and L-type) of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) have recently appeared in several European countries as well as in Japan, Canada and the United States. This raises the unwelcome possibility that variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (vCJD) could increase in the human population.
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