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Comment
. 2001 Jun 23;322(7301):1544-5.

BSE and variant CJD. Assumption that BSE originated from scrapie in sheep led to misjudgment

M A Ferguson-Smith
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BSE and variant CJD. Assumption that BSE originated from scrapie in sheep led to misjudgment

M A Ferguson-Smith. BMJ. .
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