41. Scrapie is common in much of Europe.42. NEW SCIENTIST : What makes you think that BSE came from scrapie -infected sheep? 43. But I think you've got to be careful before trying to eradicate scrapie . 44. Other trials of scrapie and sCJD in mice, she says, are in progress. 45. Other such diseases are scrapie in sheep and chronic wasting disease in deer and elk. 46. Sheep have long been known to suffer from scrapie , a disease similar to BSE. 47. Scrapie has been known for centuries and is not believed to pose risks to humans.48. Until now, scrapie could only be confirmed by examining the brains of dead animals, 49. Although scrapie is most commonly associated with sheep, goats can also get the disease. 50. There has never been a case of natural occurring Scrapie in a Scottish Blackface Sheep.
