title: [Epidemiology of the animal prion diseases].
abstract: The authors review the epidemiology of spongiform encephalitis, discussing the possible mechanism of appearance of the epidemic bovine spongiform encephalitis epidemic, leaving aside to another publication the epidemiology of the human spongiform encephalitis and its pathogeny.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Domínguez Carmona
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed; D000818:Animals; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary; D016643:Encephalopathy, Bovine Spongiform / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005506:Food Contamination; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D006041:Goats; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007494:Ireland / Q000453:epidemiology; D007630:Kenya / Q000453:epidemiology; D009520:New Zealand / Q000453:epidemiology; D017096:Prion Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D011328:Prions / Q000235:genetics; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D013020:South America / Q000453:epidemiology; D014479:United Arab Emirates / Q000453:epidemiology; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D011328:Prions