Livestock diseases caused by a prion, a misfolded protein rather than a conventional pathogen, most notably bovine spongiform encephalopathy, and other emerging livestock disease threats not yet settled into the viral, bacterial or parasitic classes above. Belongs here: a livestock disease whose recognized cause is a prion. Does not belong here: a livestock disease caused by a virus, bacterium or parasite, each grouped under its own heading above.
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Typical Transmission or Damage ModePrion (Misfolded Protein) 1 All Prion and Emerging Livestock Diseases
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1. Wikipedia: Bovine spongiform encephalopathy
WikipediaBovine spongiform encephalopathy, cause sentenceQuote, Bovine spongiform encephalopathy, cause sentence
BSE is thought to occur due to an infection by a misfolded protein, known as a prion.
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