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@article{citeulike:4814806, abstract = {As a member of the group of diseases known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) has been causally associated with a new variant of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) in humans. Given the many uncertainties on the transmission and persistence of TSE pathogens in the environment, quantitative assessment of risks to humans and animals continues to remain a public health issue. This paper reviews quantitative BSE risk assessments undertaken in the United Kingdom since 1997 to address the potential for human exposure and theoretical health risks through environmental pathways. The review focuses on how model assumptions and methodology may influence the results.}, author = {Grist, E. P.}, citeulike-article-id = {4814806}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16639897}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=16639897}, issn = {1551-3777}, journal = {Integrated environmental assessment and management}, keywords = {bse}, month = {April}, number = {2}, pages = {152--159}, posted-at = {2009-06-11 18:08:22}, priority = {2}, title = {An evaluation of United Kingdom environmental bovine spongiform encephalopathy risk assessment.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16639897}, volume = {1}, year = {2005} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4814806 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4814806 N2 - As a member of the group of diseases known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) has been causally associated with a new variant of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) in humans. Given the many uncertainties on the transmission and persistence of TSE pathogens in the environment, quantitative assessment of risks to humans and animals continues to remain a public health issue. This paper reviews quantitative BSE risk assessments undertaken in the United Kingdom since 1997 to address the potential for human exposure and theoretical health risks through environmental pathways. The review focuses on how model assumptions and methodology may influence the results. IS - 2 JF - Integrated environmental assessment and management SN - 1551-3777 EP - 159 TI - An evaluation of United Kingdom environmental bovine spongiform encephalopathy risk assessment. VL - 1 SP - 152 KW - bse AU - Grist, EP PY - 2005/04// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16639897 ER -