He: warns a kind of animal brain disease that can infect humans

The British Food Standards Agency (FSA) has warned about a new brain disease in animals that can infect humans. According to FSA, this new encephalopathy has symptoms similar to the classic Scrapie disease, a devastating disease from the brain that once spread.

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A classic Scrapie sheep (Photo: avma) The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has warned of a new brain disease in animals that can infect humans . According to FSA, this new encephalopathy has the same symptoms as classic Scrapie disease, a slowly destructive disease that has spread in sheep flocks but is not harmful to humans and has been identified by science for over 100 years. by.

FSA recommends that the public be cautious when using lamb, goat and other types of sausages. FSA has updated the guidelines for owners of food stores in the UK about the risk of new brain disease and has officially asked the European Commission to immediately apply new labeling regulations across the European Union. Europe lets consumers easily identify products containing lamb and goat meat.

 

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Classic Scrapie Bacteria (Photo: home.earthlink)

HIEU TRUNG

Update 14 December 2018
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