Cannibals, Cows and the CJD Catastrophe
- ISBN-10
- 0091836913
- ISBN-13
- 9780091836917
- Category
- Bovine spongiform encephalopathy
- Pages
- 390
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998
- Publisher
- Jennifer Cooke
- Author
- Jennifer Cooke
Description
This story begins and ends in morgues. It is a chilling medical detective story which traces the explosion of accidentally-acquired CJD (Creutzfeldt Jacob Disease) in humans from the highlands of PNG to fertility programmes in Australia and to the British dining table . It deals with the key characters involved in parallel epidemics both of which first became public knowdege in April 1985. The announcement of a probable beef-related epidemic of a so-called "new-variant" of CJD (Mad Cow's Disease) on March 20, 1996 forced the British Government to admit there may be a lethal contamination of the country's meat products. While the British struggle to allay public fears over beef products, the world also faces a growing epidemic of accidental medical transmission of CJD. This is a disease which kills as devestatingly as AIDS, and as surely as the Ebola virus - but it has a symptom free incubation period that means a generation could pass before the chilling signs of infection emerge. As compelling as a science fiction thriller, this story has serious implications for Australia and countries around the world.
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