title: Risk factors and surveillance for bovine spongiform encephalopathy in the United States.
authors.affiliation: Center for Epidemiology, USDA, Fort Collins, CO 80521.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Bleem
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Crom
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Francy
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Hueston
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kopral
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Walker
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed; D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo; D001921:Brain / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D002417:Cattle; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary; D016643:Encephalopathy, Bovine Spongiform / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D005506:Food Contamination; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012608:Scrapie / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D012756:Sheep; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology