Interesting Articles

I came across several interesting articles on Reuters.com today. The first is actually from early February, and discusses the possibility of a blood test to identify BSE in cattle before they are symptomatic. They have already had success with the test in identifying CWD in elk. The second is discussing the finding from a clinical trial of quinacrine for CJD patients. Let's just say it didn't go well. The final article discusses several congressmen's attempts to develop a cattle tracking system. This would enable them to trace cattle movements throughout their lives. If a cattle is later found to have a transmissible disease, such as BSE, determining where they may have contracted it and what other animals may have been exposed will become possible.