牛海綿状脳症
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Meanings
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bovine spongiform encephalopathy; BSE; mad cow disease
Veterinary and public health term; commonly referred to as BSE or 狂牛病 in everyday contexts.
See also: 狂牛病
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy is a neurodegenerative disease of cattle.
In Japan, the first case of BSE-infected cattle was confirmed in 2001.