A ban on feeding meat and bone meal to cattle has resulted in a strong reduction in cases in countries where the disease has been present. In disease-free countries, control relies on import control, feeding regulations, and surveillance measures. In UK and US slaughterhouses, the brain, spinal cord, trigeminal ganglia, intestines, eyes, and tonsils from cattle are classified as specified risk materials, and must be disposed of appropriately. An enhanced<unk> -related feed ban was enacted in both the United States (2009) and Canada (2007) to help improve prevention and elimination of<unk> .
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy
Variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease
Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease
Powassan encephalitis
Saint Louis encephalitis
Eastern equine encephalitis
Japanese encephalitis
Viliuisk encephalomyelitis