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Can You Get Cjd from Pork?

James H. Sterling Oct 18, 2026 6 min read

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It is established that bovine prions (BSE) can infect humans while there is no such evidence for any other prion susceptible species in the human food chain (sheep, goat, elk, deer) and largely prion resistant species (pig) or susceptible and resistant pets (cat and dogs, respectively).