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Is BSE a foodborne hazard for travelers to Europe?

April 26, 2017BSE Europe foodborne hazard travelers

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Is BSE a foodborne hazard for travelers to Europe?

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The current risk for infection with the BSE agent among travelers to Europe is extremely small, if it exists at all. Information describing this risk is available in the document titled “Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy and Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease” available on the CDC website at http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/cjd/bse_cjd.htm.