Feline spongiform encephalopathy

Feline spongiform encephalopathy (FSE) is a neurodegenerative disease that affects the brains of felines. This disease is known to affect domestic, captive, and wild species of the family Felidae.[1] Like BSE, this disease can take several years to develop. It is currently believed that this condition is a result of felines ingesting bovine meat contaminated with BSE.[2]

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  2. ^ Hilbe MM, Soldati GG, Zlinszky KK, Wunderlin SS, Ehrensperger FF (March 2009). "Immunohistochemical study of PrP(Sc) distribution in neural and extraneural tissues of two cats with feline spongiform encephalopathy". BMC Veterinary Research. 5 (1): 11. doi:10.1186/1746-6148-5-11. PMC 2673214. PMID 19335885.