1. Chapters 4 & 5
By: Tanisha Bethea

2. Chapter 4: Mad Sheep
William J. Hadlow commissioned by US to study scrapie com/watch?v=S4b hexPs1FA Encouraged to visit kuru exhibit by Bill Jellison

3. History of Scrapie Studies
Charles Besnoit 1898 McFadyean 1918 Jean Cullie and Paul Louis Chelle

4. A Vaccine?
Bill Gordon introduces the louping ill vaccine and launches broad scale vaccination Formaldehyde and alcohol Kuru is resistant and powerful enough to withstand formaldehyde

5. Trouble with ARC
Denies Bill Gordon’s request for funds to downplay the economic devastation caused by disease
Discussion Point: Was the British Government justified in denying Gordon funds? What impact, if any, do you think this had on the spead of the disease and its research?

6. The U.S. Gets Involved
Gordon ignores ARC orders and secures funding from the U.S. His tests involve goats and sheep
Were his actions justified? Should his actions have been addressed?

7. Mad Cow in the U.S.
1947 Michigan has nations first case of Mad Cow Move to ban British importations

8. Chapter 5: Breakthrough
Hadlow -> The Lancet -> Gajduskek Meanwhile USDA has two officials on a national tour killing sheep?
Was this the right move the USDA made? .com/watch?v=el oDKqZ4TA4

9. Experiment in Patuxent
Clarence Joe Gibbs is commissioned to lead research deep within a wildlife research facility Several animals tested with illegally obtained strains of the disease

10. Dr. Robert C. Reisenger
Is sent to inspect the site at the Patuxent and immediately recognizes that this research is so substandard it should be stopped immediately

11. Effects of the Patuxent Plant
Yes, there was success in the Chimpanzees, however at what costs?
Inadequate Containment Crowded shared lab Soil tainted?