Cattle, Neighboring Exotic Species Ranches, and the Risk of TSE Prion Disease, what if?
your welcome Mr. xxx Sir, you have good reasons to be concerned with ;''Especially now that I might get a high fenced exotic game ranch for a next door neighbor. The thought of a captive mix of native and exotic species just across the fence has me worried. Any thoughts?''
this is not an easy task to answer with all the variables. but let's play prion poker, shall we.
i am going to have to get long winded again, so i will post my full reply to you in a link ;
first and foremost, never say never, when discussing transmission of the TSE Prion.
my thoughts on cervid exotic ranchers and shooting pens, sperm mills, antler mills, velvet mills, and such, in terms of a cattle ranch next door. well, to date no _documented_ transmission from cwd to cattle has occurred, but that does not mean it has not happened already, the greatest risk from these type operations are the transfer of animals in-state, out-of-state, or what i call, trucking cwd tse prion. then you have the escapees that never get found or tested. once a establishment gets exposed, and environment gets exposed to the tse prion, then you have a petri dish that everything that travels through that environment will get exposed to the tse prion. but lets stay with the risk factors of your cattle ranch to these exotics, and lets look at ...for instance, the BSE mad cow debacle and zoo animals. now we have documented proof that cwd and scrapie will transmit to pigs, by oral routes, and we know our feed ban, surveillance, and testing have failed terribly with the tse prion. vertical and horizontal bse transmission is another risk factor, and a whole new ball game if and when this is documented in the real world of ranching, and each day another species becomes a victim of the tse prion, that factor of risk goes up expeditiously, if that has not happened already, here is what science and history have to say;
It was thought likely that at least some, and probably all, of the cases in zoo animals were caused by the BSE agent. Strong support for this hypothesis came from the findings of Bruce and others (1994) ( Bruce, M.E., Chree, A., McConnell, I., Foster, J., Pearson, G. & Fraser, H. (1994) Transmission of bovine spongiform encephalopathy and scrapie to mice: strain variation and species barrier. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 343, 405-411: J/PTRSL/343/405 ), who demonstrated that the pattern of variation in incubation period and lesion profile in six strains of mice inoculated with brain homogenates from an affected kudu and the nyala, was similar to that seen when this panel of mouse strains was inoculated with brain from cattle with BSE. The affected zoo bovids were all from herds that were exposed to feeds that were likely to have contained contaminated ruminant-derived protein and the zoo felids had been exposed, if only occasionally in some cases, to tissues from cattle unfit for human consumption.
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http://www.bseinquiry.gov.uk/files/ws/s324.pdf
NEW URL ;
newest url, that works today;
dogs, cats, rabbits, oh my...
ZOO TSE THAT HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED
Below, the entire scientific literature of 46 papers on zoo TSE, many obscure and expensive to obtain, are summarized from full text. The overall picture that emerges is appalling -- the British zoo cover-up has not only affected animals in their own zoos but also other zoos worldwide through the sale of contaminated speciality chows and through export and exchange of rare and endangered species involved in conservation programs.
All the zoos involved are named by name here (unlike in the journal articles). Why protect a zoo that feeds cheetahs split spinal cords from cattle throughout the BSE epidemic? (Better to have tossed them the zoo veterinarian.) Names are important for zoos which would not want to export their healthy animals to these facilities or import possibly preclinical animals for their own endangered species breeding programs or release into wild populations. Medical scientists doing unrelated research want to know if animals in their programs are already incubating prion disease. Ravensden, Marwell, Chester, Port Lympne, London, Whipsnade, Woburn, and Edinburgh are 8 known BSE affected British zoos. Woburn Safari Park apparently killed the lion by feeding it split cattle spinal cords and skulls.
The table below summarizes results in the 1999 PNAS paper. Penetrance of the disease is very high and many animals did not yet display symptoms . This paper was the first (and only one) to look at non-symptomatic zoo animals for prion infection (shown below in red). In the TSE column of the table, '+' signs indicate confirmed, 'p' indicates suspicious/probable, '-' means CNS study negative for TSE.(shown as brown), 'pc' means positive diagnosis in preclinical animal.
PNAS 96:4046-4051 199 30 Mar 1999 full text
see comment PNAS 96[9] 4738-4739, April 27, 1999 by Will and Ironside
C R Acad Sci III 1997 Dec;320(12):971-9 N Bons et al.
C R Acad Sci III 1996 Aug;319(8):733-6
Lancet Volume 348, Number 9019 6 July 1996
The 82 zoo animals with BSE:
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1 + Actinonyx jubatus cheetah 1986 Marwell zoo 1991 Pearle Coast AU
Duke + Actinonyx jubatus cheetah 1984 Marwell zoo 1992 Colchester zoo? UK
Saki + Actinonyx jubatus cheetah 1986 Marwell zoo 1993 unknown UK
Mich + Actinonyx jubatus cheetah 1986 Whipsnade 1993 Whipsnade UK
Fr1 + Actinonyx jubatus cheetah 1987 Whipsnade 1997 Safari de Peaugres FR
Fr2 + Actinonyx jubatus cheetah 1991 Marwell zoo 1997 Safari de Peaugres Fr
xx + Actinonyx jubatus cheetah 19xx xxx zoo 199x Fota zoo IR
yy + Actinonyx jubatus cheetah 19xx yyy zoo 1996+ yyyy zoo UK
zz + Actinonyx jubatus cheetah 19xx zzz zoo 1996+ yyyy zoo UK
aaa + Felis concolor puma 1986 Chester zoo 1991 Chester zoo UK
yy + Felis concolor puma 1980 yyy zoo 1995 yyyy zoo UK
zz + Felis concolor puma 1978 zzz zoo 1995 zzzz zoo UK
xxx + Felis pardalis ocelot 1987 xxx 1994 Chester zoo UK
zzz + Felis pardalis ocelot 1980 zzz 1995 zzzz zoo UK
85 + Felis catus cat 1990+ various 1999+ various UK LI NO
19 + Canis familia. dog 1992+ various 1999+ various UK
Fota + Panthera tigris tiger 1981 xxx zoo 1995 xxxx zoo UK
yy + Panthera tigris tiger 1983 yyy zoo 1998 yyyy zoo UK
Lump + Panthera leo lion 1986 Woburn SP 1998 Edinburgh zoo UK [since 1994]
1 + Taurotragus oryx eland 1987 Port Lympne 1989 Port Lympne zoo UK
Moll + Taurotragus oryx eland 1989 xx UK 1991 not Port Lympne UK
Nedd + Taurotragus oryx eland 1989 xx UK 1991 not Port Lympne UK
Elec + Taurotragus oryx eland 1990 xx UK 1992 not Port Lympne Uk
Daph p Taurotragus oryx eland 1988 xx UK 1990 not Port Lympne UK
zzz + Taurotragus oryx eland 1991 zz UK 1994 zzz UK
yyy + Taurotragus oryx eland 1993 yy UK 1995 yyy UK
Fran p Tragelaphus strepsi. kudu 1985 London zoo 1987 London zoo UK
Lind + Tragelaphus strepsi. kudu 1987 London zoo 1989 London zoo UK
Karl + Tragelaphus strepsi. kudu 1988 London zoo 1990 London zoo UK
Kaz + Tragelaphus strepsi. kudu 1988 London zoo 1991 London zoo UK
Bamb pc Tragelaphus strepsi. kudu 1988 London zoo 1991 London zoo UK
Step - Tragelaphus strepsi. kudu 1984 London zoo 1991 London zoo UK
346 pc Tragelaphus strepsi. kudu 1990 London zoo 1992 London zoo UK
324 + Tragelaphus strepsi. kudu 1989 Marwell zoo 1992 London zoo UK
xxx + Tragelaphus angasi nyala 1983 Marwell zoo 1986 Marwell zoo UK
yy + Oryx gazella gemsbok 1983 Marwell zoo 1986 Marwell zoo UK
zz + Oryx gazella gemsbok 1994+ zzz zoo 1996+ zzzz zoo UK
xx + Oryx dammah scim oryx 1990 xxxx zoo 1993 Chester zoo UK
yy + Oryx leucoryx arab oryx 1986 Zurich zoo 1991 London zoo UK
yy + Bos taurus ankole cow 1987 yyy zoo 1995 yyyy zoo UK
zz + Bos taurus ankole cow 1986 zzz zoo 1991 zzzz zoo UK
xx + Bison bison Eu bison 1989 xxx zoo 1996 xxxx zoo UK
TSE - UK: EXOTIC ANIMALS
Sat, 7 Jun 1997
a HREF="dpreslar@fas.org">Dorothy Preslar
Briefing to the TSE conference hosted by the New Zealand MAFF
In a written reply to the House of Commons, Agriculture Minister of State Jeff Rooker has provided details of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy in animals other than livestock. His report includes confirmed cases of TSE in
2 ankole cows,
1 bison,
3 cheetah,
6 eland,
1 gemsbok,
6 kudu,
1 nyala,
2 ocelot,
1 Arabian oryx, 1 scimitar horned oryx,
3 pumas and
1 tiger,
77 domestic cats.
SE Diagnoses In Exotic Species
UK MAFF site as it appeared in August 1997
kudu 6
gemsbok 1
nyala 1
oryx 2
eland 6
cat (domestic) 78
cheetah 4 + 1 Australia + 1 France + 1 Ireland
puma 3
tiger 1
ocelot 2
bison (bison bison) 1
ankole 2
BSE in Great Britain: A Progress Report
published twice yearly dated May 1996.
kudu 6
gemsbok 1
nyala 1
oryx 2
eland 6
cat 70
cheetah 2 UK + 1 AU + 1 ROI
puma 3
tiger 1
ocelot 2
ankole cow 2
TSEs in Exotic Ruminants TSEs have been detected in exotic ruminants in UK zoos since 1986. These include antelopes (Eland, Gemsbok, Arabian and Scimitar oryx, Nyala and Kudu), Ankole cattle and Bison. With hindsight the 1986 case in a Nyala was diagnosed before the first case of BSE was identified. The TSE cases in exotic ruminants had a younger onset age and a shorter clinical duration compared to that in cattle with BSE. All the cases appear to be linked to the BSE epidemic via the consumption of feed contaminated with the BSE agent. The epidemic has declined as a result of tight controls on feeding mammalian meat and bone meal to susceptible animals, particularly from August 1996.
References: Jeffrey, M. and Wells, G.A.H, (1988) Spongiform encephalopathy in a nyala (Tragelaphus angasi). Vet.Path. 25. 398-399
Kirkwood, J.K. et al (1990) Spongiform encephalopathy in an Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx) and a Greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) Veterinary Record 127. 418-429.
Kirkwood, J.K. (1993) Spongiform encephalopathy in a herd of Greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros): epidemiological observations. Veterinary Record 133. 360-364
Kirkwood, J. K. and Cunningham, A.A. (1994) Epidemiological observations on spongiform encephalopathies in captive wild animals in the British Isles. Veterinary Record. 135. 296-303.
Food and Agriculture Organisation (1998) Manual on Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy.
cwd scrapie pigs oral routes
***> However, at 51 months of incubation or greater, 5 animals were positive by one or more diagnostic methods. Furthermore, positive bioassay results were obtained from all inoculated groups (oral and intracranial; market weight and end of study) suggesting that swine are potential hosts for the agent of scrapie. <***
>*** Although the current U.S. feed ban is based on keeping tissues from TSE infected cattle from contaminating animal feed, swine rations in the U.S. could contain animal derived components including materials from scrapie infected sheep and goats. These results indicating the susceptibility of pigs to sheep scrapie, coupled with the limitations of the current feed ban, indicates that a revision of the feed ban may be necessary to protect swine production and potentially human health. <***
***> Results: PrPSc was not detected by EIA and IHC in any RPLNs. All tonsils and MLNs were negative by IHC, though the MLN from one pig in the oral <6 month group was positive by EIA. PrPSc was detected by QuIC in at least one of the lymphoid tissues examined in 5/6 pigs in the intracranial <6 months group, 6/7 intracranial >6 months group, 5/6 pigs in the oral <6 months group, and 4/6 oral >6 months group. Overall, the MLN was positive in 14/19 (74%) of samples examined, the RPLN in 8/18 (44%), and the tonsil in 10/25 (40%).
***> Conclusions: This study demonstrates that PrPSc accumulates in lymphoid tissues from pigs challenged intracranially or orally with the CWD agent, and can be detected as early as 4 months after challenge. CWD-infected pigs rarely develop clinical disease and if they do, they do so after a long incubation period.
This raises the possibility that CWD-infected pigs could shed prions into their environment long before they develop clinical disease.
Furthermore, lymphoid tissues from CWD-infected pigs could present a potential source of CWD infectivity in the animal and human food chains.
**> cattle, pigs, sheep, cwd, tse, prion, oh my!
***> In contrast, cattle are highly susceptible to white-tailed deer CWD and mule deer CWD in experimental conditions but no natural CWD infections in cattle have been reported (Sigurdson, 2008; Hamir et al., 2006).
Sheep and cattle may be exposed to CWD via common grazing areas with affected deer but so far, appear to be poorly susceptible to mule deer CWD (Sigurdson, 2008). In contrast, cattle are highly susceptible to white-tailed deer CWD and mule deer CWD in experimental conditions but no natural CWD infections in cattle have been reported (Sigurdson, 2008; Hamir et al., 2006). It is not known how susceptible humans are to CWD but given that the prion can be present in muscle, it is likely that humans have been exposed to the agent via consumption of venison (Sigurdson, 2008). Initial experimental research suggests that human susceptibility to CWD is low and there may be a robust species barrier for CWD transmission to humans (Sigurdson, 2008), however the risk appetite for a public health threat may still find this level unacceptable.
IN CONFIDENCE SCRAPIE TRANSMISSION TO CHIMPANZEES
IN CONFIDENCE
reference...
RB3.20
TRANSMISSION TO CHIMPANZEES
1. Kuru and CJD have been successfully transmitted to chimpanzees but scrapie and TME have not.
2. We cannot say that scrapie will not transmit to chimpanzees. There are several scrapie strains and I am not aware that all have been tried (that would have to be from mouse passaged material). Nor has a wide enough range of field isolates subsequently strain typed in mice been inoculated by the appropriate routes (i/c, ilp and i/v) :
3. I believe the proposed experiment to determine transmissibility, if conducted, would only show the susceptibility or resistance of the chimpanzee to infection/disease by the routes used and the result could not be interpreted for the predictability of the susceptibility for man. Proposals for prolonged oral exposure of chimpanzees to milk from cattle were suggested a long while ago and rejected.
4. In view of Dr Gibbs' probable use of chimpazees Mr Wells' comments (enclosed) are pertinent. I have yet to receive a direct communication from Dr Schellekers but before any collaboration or provision of material we should identify the Gibbs' proposals and objectives.
5. A positive result from a chimpanzee challenged severely would likely create alarm in some circles even if the result could not be interpreted for man. I have a view that all these agents could be transmitted provided a large enough dose by appropriate routes was given and the animals kept long enough. Until the mechanisms of the species barrier are more clearly understood it might be best to retain that hypothesis.
6. A negative result would take a lifetime to determine but that would be a shorter period than might be available for human exposure and it would still not answer the question regarding mans' susceptibility. In the meantime no doubt the negativity would be used defensively. It would however be counterproductive if the experiment finally became positive. We may learn more about public reactions following next Monday' s meeting.
R. Bradley
23 September 1990
CVO (+Mr Wells' comments)
Dr T W A Little
Dr B J Shreeve
90/9.23/1.1.
Limited amplification of chronic wasting disease prions in the peripheral tissues of intracerebrally inoculated cattle
Authors: Nicholas Haley1, Christopher Siepker2, Justin Greenlee3, Jürgen Richt4
VIEW AFFILIATIONS Affiliations: 1 1Midwestern Univerisity 2 2Kansas State University 3 3USDA, Agricultural Research Service 4 4Kansas State University
Published Ahead of Print: 31 March, 2016 Journal of General Virology doi: 10.1099/jgv.0.000438 Published Online: 31/03/2016
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease, classified as a prion disease or transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) similar to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). Cervids affected by CWD accumulate an abnormal protease resistant prion protein throughout the central nervous system (CNS), as well as in both lymphatic and excretory tissues - an aspect of prion disease pathogenesis not observed in cattle with BSE. Using seeded amplification through real time quaking induced conversion (RT-QuIC), we investigated whether the bovine host or prion agent was responsible for this aspect of TSE pathogenesis. We blindly examined numerous central and peripheral tissues from cattle inoculated with CWD for prion seeding activity. Seeded amplification was readily detected in the CNS, though rarely observed in peripheral tissues, with a limited distribution similar to that of BSE prions in cattle. This seems to indicate that prion peripheralization in cattle is a host-driven characteristic of TSE infection.
Friday, August 14, 2015
Susceptibility of cattle to the agent of chronic wasting disease from elk after intracranial inoculation
ARS VIRUS AND PRION RESEARCH / Research / Publication #277212
Research Project: TRANSMISSION, DIFFERENTIATION, AND PATHOBIOLOGY OF TRANSMISSIBLE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHIES
Title: Susceptibility of cattle to the agent of chronic wasting disease from elk after intracranial inoculation
Authors
item Greenlee, Justin item Nicholson, Eric item Smith, Jodi item Kunkle, Robert item Hamir, Amirali
Submitted to: Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation Publication
Type: Peer Reviewed Journal Publication Acceptance
Date: July 12, 2012
Publication Date: November 1, 2012
Citation: Greenlee, J.J., Nicholson, E.M., Smith, J.D., Kunkle, R.A., Hamir, A.N. 2012.
Susceptibility of cattle to the agent of chronic wasting disease from elk after intracranial inoculation.
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. 24(6):1087-1093.
Interpretive Summary: Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), a fatal neurodegenerative disease that occurs in farmed and wild cervids (deer and elk) of North America, is a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE). TSEs are caused by infectious proteins called prions that are resistant to various methods of decontamination and environmental degradation. Cattle could be exposed to chronic wasting disease (CWD) by contact with infected farmed or free-ranging cervids. The purpose of this study was to assess the potential transmission of CWD from elk to cattle after intracranial inoculation, the most direct route to test the potential of a host to replicate an isolate of the prion agent. This study reports that only 2 of 14 calves inoculated with CWD from elk had clinical signs or evidence of abnormal prion protein accumulation. These results suggest that cattle are unlikely to be susceptible to CWD if inoculated by a more natural route. This information could have an impact on regulatory officials developing plans to reduce or eliminate TSEs and farmers with concerns about ranging cattle on areas where CWD may be present.
Technical Abstract:
***Cattle could be exposed to the agent of chronic wasting disease (CWD) through contact with infected farmed or free-ranging cervids or exposure to contaminated premises. The purpose of this study was to assess the potential for CWD derived from elk to transmit to cattle after intracranial inoculation. Calves (n=14) were inoculated with brain homogenate derived from elk with CWD to determine the potential for transmission and define the clinicopathologic features of disease.
Cattle were necropsied if clinical signs occurred or at the termination of experiment (49 months post-inoculation (MPI)).
Clinical signs of poor appetite, weight loss, circling, and bruxism occurred in two cattle (14%) at 16 and 17 MPI, respectively.
Accumulation of abnormal prion protein (PrP**Sc) in these cattle was confined to the central nervous system with the most prominent immunoreactivity in midbrain, brainstem, and hippocampus with lesser immunoreactivity in the cervical spinal cord.
*** The rate of transmission was lower than in cattle inoculated with CWD derived from mule deer (38%) or white-tailed deer (86%).
Additional studies are required to fully assess the potential for cattle to develop CWD through a more natural route of exposure, but a low rate of transmission after intracranial inoculation suggests that risk of transmission through other routes is low.
***A critical finding here is that if CWD did transmit to exposed cattle, currently used diagnostic techniques would detect and differentiate it from other prion diseases in cattle based on absence of spongiform change, distinct pattern of PrP**Sc deposition, and unique molecular profile.
Research Project: TRANSMISSION, DIFFERENTIATION, AND PATHOBIOLOGY OF TRANSMISSIBLE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHIES Project Number: 5030-32000-103-00 Project Type: Appropriated
Start Date: Oct 01, 2011 End Date: Sep 30, 2016
Objective: 1. Investigate the pathobiology of atypical transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) in natural hosts. A. Investigate the pathobiology of atypical scrapie. B. Investigate the pathobiology of atypical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). 2. Investigate the horizontal transmission of TSEs. A. Assess the horizontal transmission of sheep scrapie in the absence of lambing. B. Determine routes of transmission in chronic wasting disease (CWD) infected premises. C. Assess oral transmission of CWD in reindeer. 3. Investigate determinants of CWD persistence. A. Determine CWD host range using natural routes of transmission. B. Investigate the pathobiology of CWD.
Approach: The studies will focus on three animal transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) agents found in the United States: bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE); scrapie of sheep and goats; and chronic wasting disease (CWD) of deer, elk, and moose. The research will address sites of accumulation, routes of infection, environmental persistence, and ante mortem diagnostics with an emphasis on controlled conditions and natural routes of infection. Techniques used will include clinical exams, histopathology, immunohistochemistry and biochemical analysis of proteins. The enhanced knowledge gained from this work will help mitigate the potential for unrecognized epidemic expansions of these diseases in populations of animals that could either directly or indirectly affect food animals.
Research Project: TRANSMISSION, DIFFERENTIATION, AND PATHOBIOLOGY OF TRANSMISSIBLE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHIES 2014 Annual Report
1a.Objectives (from AD-416): 1. Investigate the pathobiology of atypical transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) in natural hosts. A. Investigate the pathobiology of atypical scrapie. B. Investigate the pathobiology of atypical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). 2. Investigate the horizontal transmission of TSEs. A. Assess the horizontal transmission of sheep scrapie in the absence of lambing. B. Determine routes of transmission in chronic wasting disease (CWD) infected premises. C. Assess oral transmission of CWD in reindeer. 3. Investigate determinants of CWD persistence. A. Determine CWD host range using natural routes of transmission. B. Investigate the pathobiology of CWD.
1b.Approach (from AD-416): The studies will focus on three animal transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) agents found in the United States: bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE); scrapie of sheep and goats; and chronic wasting disease (CWD) of deer, elk, and moose. The research will address sites of accumulation, routes of infection, environmental persistence, and ante mortem diagnostics with an emphasis on controlled conditions and natural routes of infection. Techniques used will include clinical exams, histopathology, immunohistochemistry and biochemical analysis of proteins. The enhanced knowledge gained from this work will help mitigate the potential for unrecognized epidemic expansions of these diseases in populations of animals that could either directly or indirectly affect food animals.
3.Progress Report: Research efforts directed toward meeting objective 1 of our project plan, Investigate the pathobiology of atypical transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) in natural hosts, include work in previous years starting with the inoculation of animals for studies designed to address the pathobiology of atypical scrapie, atypical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), as well as a genetic version of BSE. Animals inoculated with atypical scrapie have not yet developed disease. Atypical BSE animals have developed disease and evaluation of the samples is currently underway. Animals inoculated with a genetic version of BSE have developed disease and the manuscript has been published (2012). In addition, we have investigated the possibility that atypical scrapie was present earlier than previously detected in the national flock by analyzing archived field isolates using methods that were unavailable at the time of original diagnosis. Sample quality was sufficiently degraded that modern methods were not suitable for evaluation. In research pertaining to objective 2, Investigate the horizontal transmission of TSEs, we have initiated a study to determine if cohousing non-lambing scrapie inoculated sheep is sufficient to transmit scrapie to neonatal lambs. At this time, scrapie free ewes have lambed in the presence of scrapie inoculated animals and the lambs are cohoused with these inoculated animals.
4.Accomplishments 1. Evaluated enzyme immunoassay for rapid identification of prion disease in livestock. Scrapie of sheep and bovine spongiform encephalopathy of cattle are diseases that cause damage to the central nervous system including the retina in the eye. The infectious agent is an abnormal protein called a prion that has misfolded from its normal state and is resistant to breakdown by the host cells. Current diagnostic methods require the testing of brain material, which can be difficult to collect and may lead to contamination of the environment and exposure of personnel to the infectious agent. Eyes can be readily collected without opening the skull. ARS researchers at Ames, Iowa demonstrated that the enzyme immunoassay results using eyes of negative controls or samples collected from sheep or cattle with clinical signs were in agreement with approved confirmatory assays (western blot or immunohistochemistry). These results indicate the retina is a useful tissue for rapid diagnosis of prion disease in clinically ill sheep and cattle and could be considered to greatly increase the number of samples submitted for prion disease diagnosis with a minimal investment of time and limited exposure of personnel to prion agents.
2. Evaluated E211K cattle as a model for inherited human prion disease. Prion diseases cause damage to the central nervous system of animals and humans. The infectious agent is an abnormal protein called a prion that has misfolded from its normal state and is resistant to breakdown by the host cells and thus accumulates and damages those cells. Some forms of prion disease are genetic and can be inherited. Current models of genetic prion disease in humans rely on mouse models expressing either the human prion protein (E200K) or a combination of both mouse and human sequences. In addition to being an entirely artificial system these mouse models have a short lifespan making them a less than ideal system to study a naturally occurring genetic disorder with a long incubation time and late onset of disease. Cattle, however, exhibit a number of similarities to humans with regard to prion disease and perhaps most notable is the late onset of genetic prion disease. ARS researchers at Ames, Iowa have produced cattle containing both 1 and 2 chromosome copies of the cattle prion gene (E211K) and evaluated many aspects of this prion protein from cattle including protein stability, protein expression levels and ratios, as well as evidence of oxidative stress. Taken together, these results highlight the differences between mouse models of genetic prion disease and a naturally occurring prion disease system in cattle and suggest that cattle will provide a more relevant understanding of genetic prion disease in humans than do current rodent models.
Review Publications Smith, J.D., Greenlee, J.J. 2014. Detection of misfolded prion protein in retina samples of sheep and cattle by use of a commercially available enzyme immunoassay. American Journal of Veterinary Research. 75(3):268-272.
Haldar, S., Beveridge, A.J., Wong, J., Singh, A.J., Galimberti, D., Borroni, D., Zhu, X., Blevins, J., Greenlee, J., Perry, G., Mukhopadhyay, C.K., Schmotzer, C., Singh, N. 2014. A low-molecular-weight ferroxidase is increased in the CSF of sCJD Cases: CSF ferroxidase and transferrin as diagnostic biomarkers for sCJD. Antioxidants & Redox Signaling. 19(14):1662-1675.
*** P.126: Successful transmission of chronic wasting disease (CWD) into mice over-expressing bovine prion protein (TgSB3985) ***
Larisa Cervenakova,1 Christina J Sigurdson,2 Pedro Piccardo,3 Oksana Yakovleva,1 Irina Vasilyeva,1 Jorge de Castro,1 Paula Saá,1 and Anton Cervenak1 1American Red Cross, Holland Laboratory; Rockville, MD USA; 2University of California; San Diego, CA USA; 3Lab TSE/OBRR /CBER/FDA; Rockville, MD USA
Keywords: chronic wasting disease, transmission, transgenic mouse, bovine prion protein
Background. CWD is a disease affecting wild and farmraised cervids in North America. Epidemiological studies provide no evidence of CWD transmission to humans. Multiple attempts have failed to infect transgenic mice expressing human PRNP gene with CWD. The extremely low efficiency of PrPCWD to convert normal human PrPC in vitro provides additional evidence that transmission of CWD to humans cannot be easily achieved. However, a concern about the risk of CWD transmission to humans still exists. This study aimed to establish and characterize an experimental model of CWD in TgSB3985 mice with the following attempt of transmission to TgHu mice.
Materials and Methods. TgSB3985 mice and wild-type FVB/ NCrl mice were intracranially injected with 1% brain homogenate from a CWD-infected Tga20 mouse (CWD/Tga20). TgSB3985 and TgRM (over-expressing human PrP) were similarly injected with 5% brain homogenates from CWD-infected white-tailed deer (CWD/WTD) or elk (CWD/Elk). Animals were observed for clinical signs of neurological disease and were euthanized when moribund. Brains and spleens were removed from all mice for PrPCWD detection by Western blotting (WB). A histological analysis of brains from selected animals was performed: brains were scored for the severity of spongiform change, astrogliosis, and PrPCWD deposition in ten brain regions.
Results. Clinical presentation was consistent with TSE. More than 90% of TgSB3985 and wild-type mice infected with CWD/Tga20, tested positive for PrPres in the brain but only mice in the latter group carried PrPCWD in their spleens. We found evidence for co-existence or divergence of two CWD/ Tga20 strains based on biochemical and histological profiles. In TgSB3985 mice infected with CWD-elk or CWD-WTD, no animals tested positive for PrPCWD in the brain or in the spleen by WB. However, on neuropathological examination we found presence of amyloid plaques that stained positive for PrPCWD in three CWD/WTD- and two CWD/Elk-infected TgSB3985 mice. The neuropathologic profiles in CWD/WTD- and CWD/Elkinfected mice were similar but unique as compared to profiles of BSE, BSE-H or CWD/Tg20 agents propagated in TgSB3985 mice. None of CWD-infected TgRM mice tested positive for PrPCWD by WB or by immunohistochemical detection.
Conclusions. To our knowledge, this is the first established experimental model of CWD in TgSB3985. We found evidence for co-existence or divergence of two CWD strains adapted to Tga20 mice and their replication in TgSB3985 mice. Finally, we observed phenotypic differences between cervid-derived CWD and CWD/Tg20 strains upon propagation in TgSB3985 mice. Further studies are underway to characterize these strains.
TSS
UPDATED CORRESPONDENCE FROM AUTHORS OF THIS STUDY I.E. COLBY, PRUSINER ET AL, ABOUT MY CONCERNS OF THE DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THEIR FIGURES AND MY FIGURES OF THE STUDIES ON CWD TRANSMISSION TO CATTLE ;
CWD to cattle figures CORRECTION
Greetings,
I believe the statement and quote below is incorrect ;
"CWD has been transmitted to cattle after intracerebral inoculation, although the infection rate was low (4 of 13 animals [Hamir et al. 2001]). This finding raised concerns that CWD prions might be transmitted to cattle grazing in contaminated pastures."
Please see ;
Within 26 months post inoculation, 12 inoculated animals had lost weight, revealed abnormal clinical signs, and were euthanatized. Laboratory tests revealed the presence of a unique pattern of the disease agent in tissues of these animals. These findings demonstrate that when CWD is directly inoculated into the brain of cattle, 86% of inoculated cattle develop clinical signs of the disease.
" although the infection rate was low (4 of 13 animals [Hamir et al. 2001]). "
shouldn't this be corrected, 86% is NOT a low rate. ...
kindest regards,
Terry S. Singeltary Sr. Bacliff, Texas USA 77518
Thank you!
Thanks so much for your updates/comments. We intend to publish as rapidly as possible all updates/comments that contribute substantially to the topic under discussion.
re-Prions David W. Colby1,* and Stanley B. Prusiner1,2 + Author Affiliations
1Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143 2Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143 Correspondence: stanley@ind.ucsf.edu
http://cshperspectives.cshlp.org/content/3/1/a006833.full.pdf+html
Mule deer, white-tailed deer, and elk have been reported to develop CWD. As the only prion disease identified in free-ranging animals, CWD appears to be far more communicable than other forms of prion disease. CWD was first described in 1967 and was reported to be a spongiform encephalopathy in 1978 on the basis of histopathology of the brain. Originally detected in the American West, CWD has spread across much of North America and has been reported also in South Korea. In captive populations, up to 90% of mule deer have been reported to be positive for prions (Williams and Young 1980). The incidence of CWD in cervids living in the wild has been estimated to be as high as 15% (Miller et al. 2000). The development of transgenic (Tg) mice expressing cervid PrP, and thus susceptible to CWD, has enhanced detection of CWD and the estimation of prion titers (Browning et al. 2004; Tamgüney et al. 2006). Shedding of prions in the feces, even in presymptomatic deer, has been identified as a likely source of infection for these grazing animals (Williams and Miller 2002; Tamgüney et al. 2009b). CWD has been transmitted to cattle after intracerebral inoculation, although the infection rate was low (4 of 13 animals [Hamir et al. 2001]). This finding raised concerns that CWD prions might be transmitted to cattle grazing in contaminated pastures.
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Subject: Re: FW: re-Prions David W. Colby1,* and Stanley B. Prusiner1,2 + Author Affiliations
Dear Terry Singeltary,
Thank you for your correspondence regarding the review article Stanley Prusiner and I recently wrote for Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives. Dr. Prusiner asked that I reply to your message due to his busy schedule. We agree that the transmission of CWD prions to beef livestock would be a troubling development and assessing that risk is important. In our article, we cite a peer-reviewed publication reporting confirmed cases of laboratory transmission based on stringent criteria. The less stringent criteria for transmission described in the abstract you refer to lead to the discrepancy between your numbers and ours and thus the interpretation of the transmission rate. We stand by our assessment of the literature--namely that the transmission rate of CWD to bovines appears relatively low, but we recognize that even a low transmission rate could have important implications for public health and we thank you for bringing attention to this matter. Warm Regards, David Colby -- David Colby, PhDAssistant Professor Department of Chemical Engineering University of Delaware
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Monday, September 14, 2020
Assessing the aggregated probability of entry of a novel prion disease agent into the United Kingdom
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Mad Camel Disease CPD TSE Prion dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius) is spreading
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2019
Australia Assessment of bulk wheat from Canada Part B: Animal biosecurity risk advice, CWD TSE Prion concerns are mounting
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4.4.8 Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies – Chronic wasting disease and scrapie
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) and scrapie are transmissible spongiform encephalopathies of cervidsand sheep and goats respectively, which are exotic to Australia. Scrapie and CWD occur throughout North America.
The causative agents, PrPSC/CWD, are contagious, highly persistent and resistant infectious proteins known as prions (FSANZ 2006). CWD and scrapie cause a progressive, neurodegenerative disease affecting a number of deer species and elk, and sheep and goats respectively (EFSA 2017). Scrapie is an OIE listed disease and reportable in Canada.
In considering a potential entry pathway for CWD and scrapie with this commodity, it is noted that:
• these diseases are transmitted through shedding of prions in faeces, saliva, urine and other bodily fluids and persist for long times in the environment (Miller & Williams 2003, Georgsson et al. 2006, Saunders et al. 2008, Hoover et al. 2017)
• prions are very resistant to inactivation. They are not inactivated by UV, gamma irradiation, autoclaving or alcohol treatment (Sakudo et al. 2011) • contamination of whole grain with CWD may occur throughout the offshore pathway, including via:
o wild deer contaminating the whole grain during production and harvesting
o wild deer accessing and contaminating stored grain on the ground on farm or at storage facilities
o transport and offshore processing equipment, previously contaminated with CWD infected material, cross-contaminating whole grain destined for Australia.
• contamination of whole grain with scrapie may occur throughout the offshore pathway, including via:
o sheep and/or goats contaminating the whole grain during production and harvesting
o sheep and/or goats accessing and contaminating stored grain on the ground on farm or at storage facilities
o transport and offshore processing equipment, previously contaminated with scrapie infected material, cross-contaminating whole grain destined for Australia.
Based on the above information, CWD and scrapie remain a potential concern at the point of entry of the unprocessed product if the consignment is not adequately contained prior to entry.
Post-arrival exposure considerations for CWD and scrapie include:
o Susceptible species contact due to spillage during unloading, storage and transportation and consumption of imported contaminated grain or associated foreign material by susceptible species in Australia.
o Feeding of imported contaminated grain or associated foreign material to susceptible species in Australia.
o For scrapie, although most infections are established in young lambs and kids during the immediate post-natal period, adult sheep and goats remain susceptible to infection, and ingestion of contaminated grain or foreign material may enable the establishment of this disease.
Establishment and spread of CWD or scrapie in wild or farmed species can only occur through shedding of infectious prions. The infectious dose is relatively low so any exposure presents a risk of establishment of infection in the exposed animal. This may occur by either direct contact with an infected animal or indirect environmental exposure – including through contaminated feed and water.
Long incubation periods of several years would provide for silent shedding and horizontal and vertical spread of scrapie and establishment within the national sheep flock and goat herd prior to detection. A single infected animal could significantly contaminate the environment and spread infection to others in its immediate herd, leading to establishment and spread of the disease in Australia.
Modelling by ABARES has indicated it would take 15 years for Australia to regain its scrapie free status after establishment, which would lead to estimated trade costs of $2.2 billion over 15 years from a sheep meat export ban (Hafi et al. 2017).
The introduction, establishment and spread of CWD in Australia would have significant impacts on the farmed deer industry and the environment due to contamination of areas with wild deer populations. Economic modelling of the impact of CWD in one province in Canada was estimated at between Can $12m and hundreds of millions (Arnot et al. 2009).
Based on the preceding information, risk management measures are required. Although CWD is of greater potential concern at the point of entry relative to scrapie due to the greater potential of wild deer to contaminate whole grain production on farms, the consequences of scrapie are much greater than CWD. Due to the thermal resistance of prions, control measures are needed to minimise the likelihood of contamination prior to export, in particular, during on-farm production and storage. These measures are detailed in the following section, Risk management measures.
5 Risk management measures
The diseases of animal biosecurity concern potentially associated with imported whole wheat from Canada for stockfeed end-use, and identified as requiring specific risk management measures to mitigate the biosecurity risk are: avian influenza, Newcastle disease, swine enteric coronavirus disease viruses (SECDv), chronic wasting disease and scrapie.
Components of the risk management measures for bulk whole wheat consignments from Canada are described below.
5.1 Pre-export requirements
5.1.1 Limits on the type of production at the farm level
The grain is sourced from broad-acre cultivation and has been mechanically harvested.
The grain is sourced from farms that have not used off-farm or commercial organic fertilisers.
For grain that has been stored in grain bags (on the ground under covers) on farm or bunkers at grain terminals, this is only a temporary, short-term measure pending transfer to permanent storage off ground.
These measures are considered sufficient to minimise the likelihood of CWD and scrapie contamination and mitigate the risk with these diseases.
5.1.2 Grain quality
The objectives of this requirement are to ensure that imported wheat is of a grade that will have only low levels of foreign material including soil.
The grain is officially sampled and graded by the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) during the course of loading and contains:
o no vertebrate animal material (excluding rodent excreta)
o no more than 0.01% of rodent excreta
o no more than 1% of other foreign material (other foreign material means Total Foreign Material, as defined in the Canadian grading table for wheat, excluding vertebrate animal material).
5.1.3 Clean transport units must be used
The objective of this requirement is to minimise cross-contamination by animal pathogens of biosecurity concern.
Grain elevators and storage (including shipping bins) should be certified for cleanliness (free of residues of all previous cargoes and extraneous contaminants (including animal material)) prior to being filled with grain intended for export to Australia.
Transports, specifically rail cars, are certified for cleanliness (free of residues of all previous cargoes and extraneous contaminants (including animal material)).
The ship’s holds intended for exporting whole grain to Australia are certified for cleanliness (free of residues of all previous cargoes and extraneous contaminants (including animal material)).
5.1.4 Off-shore export certification must be provided
The objective of this requirement is to ensure that the pre-export requirements stipulated in the import conditions have been met.
The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) must provide certification on the foreign material contamination of the wheat with reference to Canadian grain standards to assist in managing the animal biosecurity risk.
5.2 Entry requirements
5.2.1 Import permit required
An import permit issued by the department will be required prior to importation of wheat sourced from the Canadian Prairies. The permit conditions will outline the requirements that must be met to manage biosecurity risks along the domestic import pathway.
5.2.2 On arrival-inspection and verification
The objective of this requirement is to confirm that the consignment meets Australia’s certification requirements and import conditions. On arrival in Australia, the department will undertake a documentation assessment to confirm that entry requirements have been met. Each consignment must be accompanied by: o supplier declaration confirming that the wheat was grown, harvested, stored and transported in a way that manages risks associated with contamination of grain exports with material of animal origin
o an official or approved third party certification of cleanliness declaration in relation to inspection of transportation units (e.g. railcars, trucks) and the shipping vessel prior to loading (e.g. from truck to railcar, railcar to export terminal and the export terminal hygiene)
o a Canadian Grain Commission’s certification of the quality and grade of the wheat, which must comprise only No. 1 or No. 2 CWRS, No. 1 or No. 2 CWHWS, No. 1 CWSWS, No. 1 CPSW or No. 1 CPSR, based on samples drawn during loading of the export vessel. The certification must also verify that the consignment of wheat meets the restrictions relating to contaminant animal material import requirements.
After verifying compliance of documentation against entry conditions, the department will inspect a sample of the grain from the consignment using standard procedures to verify import requirements related to the offshore animal biosecurity risks.
5.3 Grain processing requirements
5.3.1 Processing imported grains under an approved arrangement
The objective of this requirement is to render the wheat non-viable, and to address any animal biosecurity risk posed by foreign material. Imported wheat from the Canadian Prairies must be processed as stipulated by the permit conditions. Wheat imported from the Canadian Prairies must be processed at the department-approved facilities under an approved arrangement to manage any residual biosecurity risks. Only processed goods may be released from biosecurity control.
To mitigate the animal biosecurity risks, all imported grain being processed into stockfeed should undergo thermal processing sufficient to inactivate NDV, AI virus and SECDv.
6 Conclusion
The department considers that animal biosecurity risks associated with bulk wheat sourced from the Canadian Prairies for processing can be effectively managed in accordance with the risk management measures outlined in this document. The department considers that the application of those measures will achieve Australia’s ALOP in a least trade-restrictive manner.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2018
Norway New additional requirements for imports of hay and straw for animal feed from countries outside the EEA due to CWD TSE Prion
Norway New additional requirements for imports of hay and straw for animal feed from countries outside the EEA due to CWD TSE Prion
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***> NORWAY CWD UPDATE December 2018
Report from the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment (VKM) 2018: 16
Factors that can contribute to spread of CWD – an update on the situation in Nordfjella, Norway
Opinion of Panel on biological hazards of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment
13.12.2018
ISBN: 978-82-8259-316-8
ISSN: 2535-4019
Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment (VKM)
Po 222 Skøyen
0213 Oslo
Norway
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2018
Norway, Nordfjella VKM 2018 16 Factors that can contribute to spread of CWD TSE Prion UPDATE December 14, 2018
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2018
***> Norway New additional requirements for imports of hay and straw for animal feed from countries outside the EEA due to CWD TSE Prion
new link;
MONDAY, JUNE 12, 2017
Rethinking Major grain organizations opposition to CFIA's control zone approach to Chronic Wasting CWD TSE Prion Mad Deer Type Disease 2017?
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 05, 2014
CFIA CWD and Grain Screenings due to potential risk factor of spreading via contamination of grain, oil seeds, etc.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2013
Uptake of Prions into Plants
the ongoing mad cow feed follies at FDA et al, this is a real problem;
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Susceptibility of cattle to the agent of chronic wasting disease from elk after intracranial inoculation 2012
Research Project: TRANSMISSION, DIFFERENTIATION, AND PATHOBIOLOGY OF TRANSMISSIBLE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHIES Location: Virus and Prion Research Unit
Thursday, November 21, 2013
*** Assessing the susceptibility of transgenic mice over-expressing deer prion protein to bovine spongiform encephalopathy
The present study was designed to assess the susceptibility of the prototypic mouse line, Tg(CerPrP)1536+/- to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) prions, which have the ability to overcome species barriers. Tg(CerPrP)1536+/- mice challenged with red deer-adapted BSE resulted in a 90-100% attack rates, BSE from cattle failed to transmit, indicating agent adaptation in the deer.
Thus far, among domestic animals, CWDmd has been transmitted by the intracerebral route to a goat18 and cattle.5–7 The present findings demonstrate that it is also possible to transmit CWDmd agent to sheep via the intracerebral route.
Preliminary studies (Hamir et al., unpublished data, 2006) of intracerebral inoculation of CWD from white-tailed deer into cattle suggests that this source is much more efficient at causing disease (as indicated by the attack rate) than CWDmd.
these cattle ranchers supporting these shooting pens, if there are any, could be in terrible shape if a strain of cwd was to jump to cattle...just saying.
Title: Transmission of Chronic Wasting Disease of Mule Deer to Suffolk Sheep Following Intracerebral Inoculation
Authors
item Hamir, Amirali item Kunkle, Robert item Cutlip, Randall - ARS RETIRED item Miller, Janice - ARS RETIRED item Williams, Elizabeth - UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING item Richt, Juergen
Submitted to: Conference Research Workers Disease Meeting Publication Type: Abstract Only Publication Acceptance Date: December 3, 2006 Publication Date: December 3, 2006 Citation: Hamir, A.N., Kunkle, R.A., Cutlip, R.C., Miller, J.M., Williams, E.S., Richt, J.A. 2006. Transmission of chronic wasting disease of mule deer to Suffolk sheep following intracerebral inoculation [abstract]. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases 87th Annual Meeting. Paper No. P34. p. 108.
Technical Abstract: To determine the transmissibility of chronic wasting disease (CWD) to sheep, 8 Suffolk lambs of various prion protein (PRNP) genotype (4 ARQ/ARR, 3 ARQ/ARQ, 1 ARQ/VRQ at codons 136, 154 and 171, respectively) were inoculated intracerebrally with brain suspension from mule deer with CWD (CWD**md). Two other lambs were kept as non inoculated controls. Within 36 months post inoculation (MPI), 2 inoculated animals became sick and were euthanized. Only 1 sheep (euthanized at 35 MPI) showed clinical signs that were consistent with those described for scrapie. Microscopic lesions of spongiform encephalopathy (SE) were only seen in this sheep and its tissues were positive for the abnormal prion protein (PrP**res) by immunohistochemistry and Western blot. Three other inoculated sheep were euthanized (36 to 60 MPI) because of conditions unrelated to TSE. The 3 remaining inoculated sheep and the 2 control sheep were non clinical at the termination of the study (72 MPI) and were euthanized. One of the 3 remaining inoculated sheep revealed SE and its tissues were positive for PrP**res. The sheep with clinical prion disease (euthanized at 35 MPI) was of the heterozygous genotype (ARQ/VRQ) and the sheep with the sub clinical disease (euthanized at 72 MPI) was of the homozygous ARQ/ARQ genotype. These findings demonstrate that transmission of the CWD**md agent to sheep via the intracerebral route is possible. Interestingly, the host genotype may play a significant part in successful transmission and incubation period of CWD**md.
Last Modified: 11/6/2014
I strenuously once again urge the FDA and its industry constituents, to make it MANDATORY that all ruminant feed be banned to all ruminants, and this should include all cervids as soon as possible for the following reasons...
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In the USA, under the Food and Drug Administrations BSE Feed Regulation (21 CFR 589.2000) most material (exceptions include milk, tallow, and gelatin) from deer and elk is prohibited for use in feed for ruminant animals. With regards to feed for non-ruminant animals, under FDA law, CWD positive deer may not be used for any animal feed or feed ingredients. For elk and deer considered at high risk for CWD, the FDA recommends that these animals do not enter the animal feed system.
***However, this recommendation is guidance and not a requirement by law.
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America BSE 589.2001 FEED REGULATIONS, BSE SURVEILLANCE, BSE TESTING, and CJD TSE Prion
so far, we have been lucky. to date, with the science at hand, no cwd transmitted to cattle, that has been documented, TO DATE, WITH THE SCIENCE AT HAND, it's not to say it has not already happened, just like with zoonosis of cwd i.e. molecular transmission studies have shown that cwd transmission to humans would look like sporadic cjd, NOT nvCJD or what they call now vCJD. the other thing is virulence and or horizontal transmission. this is very concerning with the recent fact of what seems to be a large outbreak of a new tse prion disease in camels in Africa. there is much concern now with hay, straw, grains, and such, with the cwd tse prion endemic countries USA, Canada. what is of greatest concern is the different strains of cwd, and the virulence there from? this thing (cwd) keeps mutating to different strains, and to different species, the bigger the chance of one of these strains that WILL TRANSMIT TO CATTLE OR HUMANS, and that it is documented (i believe both has already occured imo with scienct to date). with that said, a few things to ponder, and i am still very concerned with, the animal feed. we now know from transmission studies that cwd and scrapie will transmit to pigs by oral routes. the atypical bse strains will transmit by oral routes. i don't mean to keep kicking a mad cow, just look at the science;
***> READ THIS VERY, VERY, CAREFULLY, AUGUST 1997 MAD COW FEED BAN WAS A SHAM, AS I HAVE STATED SINCE 1997! 3 FAILSAFES THE FDA ET AL PREACHED AS IF IT WERE THE GOSPEL, IN TERMS OF MAD COW BSE DISEASE IN USA, AND WHY IT IS/WAS/NOT A PROBLEM FOR THE USA, and those are;
BSE TESTING (failed terribly and proven to be a sham)
BSE SURVEILLANCE (failed terribly and proven to be a sham)
BSE 589.2001 FEED REGULATIONS (another colossal failure, and proven to be a sham)
these are facts folks. trump et al just admitted it with the feed ban.
see;
FDA Reports on VFD Compliance
John Maday
August 30, 2019 09:46 AM VFD-Form 007 (640x427)
Before and after the current Veterinary Feed Directive rules took full effect in January, 2017, the FDA focused primarily on education and outreach. ( John Maday ) Before and after the current Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) rules took full effect in January, 2017, the FDA focused primarily on education and outreach to help feed mills, veterinarians and producers understand and comply with the requirements. Since then, FDA has gradually increased the number of VFD inspections and initiated enforcement actions when necessary. On August 29, FDA released its first report on inspection and compliance activities. The report, titled “Summary Assessment of Veterinary Feed Directive Compliance Activities Conducted in Fiscal Years 2016 – 2018,” is available online.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2019
***> FDA Reports on VFD Compliance
APHIS Announces $2.8 million in Funding to Combat Chronic Wasting Disease
USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service sent this bulletin at 10/15/2020 01:00 PM EDT The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is providing nearly $2.8 million to 17 states and one tribe to conduct research and management activities to combat Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD).
“APHIS is committed to protecting agriculture and wildlife across the country, and slowing the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease across our agricultural and wildlife landscapes contributes to that vital mission,” Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Greg Ibach said. “This is a prime example of Federal, State and Tribal partners working together to develop solutions to extremely challenging problems, and these cooperative agreements will help us control the disease and protect our natural resources.”
More than $2.4 million will be awarded to 15 different State Departments of Natural Resources and one Tribal Nation. Five State Departments of Agriculture will receive a combined total of $349,531 to combat CWD. States receiving funding announced today include Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New York, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Wisconsin, along with the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.
These funds will allow these partners to further develop and implement CWD management, response, and research activities, including surveillance and testing. APHIS gave priority to states and tribes in states that have detected CWD and have a CWD monitoring and control program or that propose to create a control program.
APHIS also used $200,000 to continue funding work on validating the use of predictive genetics in White Tail Deer. Additionally, $1.26 million was allocated for indemnity payments to producers to assist State agricultural agencies in controlling CWD by removing infected herds or exposed cervids.
In determining how to allocate this funding, APHIS held a virtual summit in May with state agricultural and wildlife representatives, Tribal officials and the cervid industry to discuss and develop current and future needs to address CWD. Attendees helped develop a list of key priorities that will help us manage existing reservoirs of the disease, but also give us additional tools to better manage it in the future. APHIS used these collaboratively established priorities as the criteria for evaluating the projects states and Tribal Nations suggested. Those priorities are:
improving CWD management of affected farmed herds and free ranging endemic populations;
improving CWD management of affected areas or premises;
conducting additional research on amplification assays;
conducting additional research on predictive genetics; and, developing and/or delivering educational outreach materials or programs.
In July, APHIS solicited proposals from state and tribal governments to expand our ability to understand and combat this disease. APHIS received 53 proposals, had a scientific and program panel review those, and worked with the entities were needed to refine the scope of the most promising projects. A complete list of the projects is available at
CWD is an infectious, degenerative disease of cervids that causes brain cells to die, ultimately leading to the death of the affected animal. The disease has spread widely and the limited number of tools, as well as their effectiveness, impacts the ability to effectively control the disease.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2020
***> TAHC Rules and Resources for Harvesting Exotic CWD Susceptible Species this 2020-21 Hunting Season
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2020
Minnesota CWD TSE Prion confirmed in Houston County farmed deer herd
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2020
Michigan Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion increases to 191 positive to date
Subject: Re: DEER SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY SURVEY & HOUND STUDY
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 23:12:22 +0100
From: Steve Dealler
Reply-To: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Organization: Netscape Online member
To: BSE-L@ References: <3daf5023 .4080804="" wt.net="">
Dear Terry,
An excellent piece of review as this literature is desparately difficult to get back from Government sites.
What happened with the deer was that an association between deer meat eating and sporadic CJD was found in about 1993. The evidence was not great but did not disappear after several years of asking CJD cases what they had eaten. I think that the work into deer disease largely stopped because it was not helpful to the UK industry...and no specific cases were reported. Well, if you dont look adequately like they are in USA currenly then you wont find any!
Steve Dealler
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Stephen Dealler is a consultant medical microbiologist deal@airtime.co.uk
BSE Inquiry Steve Dealler
Management In Confidence
BSE: Private Submission of Bovine Brain Dealler
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2019
***> MAD DOGS AND ENGLISHMEN BSE, SCRAPIE, CWD, CJD, TSE PRION A REVIEW 2019
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2020
1996-12-04: BBC - Horizon BSE1 - BSE2 The Invisible Enemy, The British Disease, CWD, sporadic CJD
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2020
H.R.925 America's Conservation Enhancement Act 116th Congress 2019-2020 SEC 104 CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE TASK FORCE
https://animalhealthreportpriontse.blogspot.com/2020/10/hr925-americas-conservation-enhancement.html
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2020
Bovine adapted transmissible mink encephalopathy is similar to L-BSE after passage through sheep with the VRQ/VRQ genotype but not VRQ/ARQ
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2020
The emergence of classical BSE from atypical/ Nor98 scrapie
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2020
APHIS USDA MORE SCRAPIE ATYPICAL Nor-98 Confirmed USA September 15 2020
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2020
Cattle Meat and Offal Imported from the United States of America, Canada and Ireland to Japan (Prions) Food Safety Commission of Japan
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2020
ISO's Updated 22442 Animal Tissue Standards — What Changed? TSE Prion!
MONDAY, OCTOBER 05, 2020
USA, UK, JAPAN, CJD TSE PRION STATISTICS UPDATE OCTOBER 2020
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2020
Potential human transmission of amyloid β pathology: surveillance and risks
LANCET
VOLUME 19, ISSUE 10, P872-878, OCTOBER 01, 2020
Terry S. Singeltary Sr.
