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Other Federal agencies work on prion issues from standpoints of research, public health, food supply safety, and animal health. The following links provide more information.

National Institute on Aging
31 Center Drive, MSC 2292
Bethesda, MD 20892
1-800-222-2225 or 301-496-1752

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
P.O. Box 5801
Bethesda, MD 20824
1-800-352-9424 or 301-496-5751

National Library of Medicine
MedlinePlus

8600 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20894
1-888-FIND-NLM (1-888-346-3656) or 301-594-5983

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30333
1-800-311-3435 or 404-639-3534

Food and Drug Administration
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

5100 Paint Branch Parkway
College Park, MD 20740-3835
1-888-SAFEFOOD (1-888-723-3663)

U.S. Department of Agriculture
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20250

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World Health Organization
Avenue Appia 20
1211 Geneva 27
Switzerland 41-22-791-21-11

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See Also

Breakthrough in Detecting Prion Infections

Prion Therapy Inhibits Infection in Mice

Prion Disease News Releases

View a video explaining NIAID scientist Byron Caughey's research on developing a better test for the proteins responsible for mad cow disease (Windows Media Player Format, SMIL captioned, 3 MB, Credit: ScienCentral, Inc.)

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See Also

Breakthrough in Detecting Prion Infections

Prion Therapy Inhibits Infection in Mice

Prion Disease News Releases

View a video explaining NIAID scientist Byron Caughey's research on developing a better test for the proteins responsible for mad cow disease (Windows Media Player Format, SMIL captioned, 3 MB, Credit: ScienCentral, Inc.)

How do I view captions in Windows Media Player? (PDF)