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Table 1 Details of the C-, H- and L-type BSE cases examined

From: Evaluation of two sets of immunohistochemical and Western blot confirmatory methods in the detection of typical and atypical BSE cases

Case

Country

Age

(year)

Breed

Cause of death

Husbandry

BSE type

Tissue

Tested in the study by

16193/02

Italy

5

Friesian

r.s.*

dairy

C-type

o.#

IHC

142585/03

Italy

11

Mixed

c.s.†

beef

C-type

o.#

WB

B5330-7 D

USA

~ 6.5

Friesian

c.s.†

dairy

C-type

o.#

IHC, WB

B10979

USA

~ 12

Brahma cross

f.s.‡

beef

H-type

o.#

WB

B14842

USA

~ 10

Red crossbred

f.s.‡

beef

H-type

o.#

IHC

1088/03

Italy

15

Piedmontese

f.s.‡

dairy/beef

L-type

o.#

WB

12966/07

Italy

14

Piedmontese

f.s.‡

dairy/beef

L-type

o.#, f.c.§

IHC

  1. * r.s., routine slaughtered
  2. † c.s., casualty slaughtered
  3. ‡ f.s., fallen stock
  4. # o., obex
  5. § f.c., frontal cortex