Epidemic of Mad Cow Disease (Bse) In the UK, The
- Synopsis
- Professor Roy Anderson, Linacre Professor of Zoology and Director of the Wellcome Trust Centre for Epidemiology and Infectious Disease and Britain’s leading expert on BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy or mad cow disease), details the disturbing events of recent history and highlights some of the crucial mistakes that contributed to the epidemic. BSE may well be an archetypal example of the type of disease that is likely to occur ever more frequently in the 21st century and lessons must be learned from this episode if future disasters are to be avoided.
- Series
- Royal Institution Discourses, Series
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 60 min.
- Year of production
- 1997
- Availability
- Sale; 2000 sale: £25.00 (+VAT inc. p&p)
- Subjects
- Medical sciences
- Keywords
- bovine spongiform encephalopathy; epidemiology
Credits
- Writer
- Roy Anderson
- Cast
Roy Anderson
Production Company
- Name
INCA
- Notes
- Use for: Independent Communications Associates
Sponsor
- Name
BBC Television
Distributor
- Name
Vega Science Trust
- vega@vega.org.uk
- Web
- http://www.vega.org.uk External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 01273 678 726
- Address
- Sussex Innovation Centre
Science Park Square
Brighton
BN1 9SB - Notes
- Well-established maker and distributor of more than 200 programmes on science, technology, engineering and mathematics, many of which have been broadcast. Vega’s videos aim to give a fundamental understanding of principles of nature and the physical world. Outstanding scientists/communicators are directly involved with each video so that they can guide content of the programmes. Science is presented in a natural way as an intellectually challenging discipline and the videos fill the gap in TV coverage by presenting well-informed analyses on serious science-related ethical, economic, social, health and other issues. Separate series consist of interviews with eminent scientists, science video lectures, issues of current scientific concern, the Royal Institution Discourses, scientific masterclasses, and recent research projects. Programmes available for free viewing via the website and some also for sale on DVD.
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