Vol. 5, Issue 4, Part B (2020)

Author(s): Iliyan Kostov

Abstract: Scrapie is a fatal disease that belongs to a group of neurological disorders called transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) and affects the brain and central nervous system of sheep and goats. There are two forms of scrapie, classic scrapie and atypical scrapie. There are two forms of scrapie, classic scrapie and atypical scrapie. Classical scrapie can be transmitted from one animal to another, while atypical scrapie is thought to have a spontaneous degenerative disorder in older sheep and is not transmitted to other animals under natural conditions.