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The Veterinary Record, Vol 138, Issue 8, 175-177
Copyright © 1996 by British Veterinary Association

BSE in Great Britain: consistency of the neurohistopathological findings in two random annual samples of clinically suspect cases

M. M. Simmons BVMS, MVM, PhD, MRCVS1, P. Harris 1, S. C. Meek 1, I. W. H. Blamire 1, G. A. H. Wells BVetMed, FRCPath, MRCVS1, and M. Jeffrey BVMS, DVM, MRCPath, MRCVS2

1 Central Veterinary Laboratory, New Haw, Addlestone, Surrey KT15 3NB
2 Lasswade Veterinary Laboratory, Bush Estate, Penicuik, Midlothian EH26 0SA

Two annual, random samples of clinically suspect cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) were taken in 1992-93 (year 1, 1500 cases) and 1993-94 (year 2, 1000 cases). From each sample, 100 positive cases were examined in detail to establish the severity of the vacuolation in 17 specific neuroanatomical locations. The resultant ‘lesion profiles’ were compared with the profile obtained from a similar sample of BSE-affected cattle from early in the epidemic (1987-89); the comparison showed that the distribution and severity of vacuolation in BSE has remained unchanged. The cases not confirmed as BSE on histological examination (172 in year 1 and 162 in year 2) were examined for evidence of any alternative neurohistological diagnosis. As in previous studies, the majority of these cases showed no significant lesions (61·6 and 61·7 per cent). The remainder consisted of bilateral focal spongiosis of unknown significance (26·7 and 21·0 per cent), inflammatory conditions (8·1 and 11·1 per cent) and a small number of cases with tumours, cerebrocortical necrosis or idiopathic brain-stem neuronal chromatolysis. No evidence was found of any cases of BSE with an atypical distribution of lesions. These findings support the theory that the BSE epidemic is sustained by a single, stable strain of the BSE agent, and confirm that the existing statutory diagnostic criteria continue to be appropriate.




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