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It has been observed that since 1986 in British Isles, spongiform encephalopathy has been diagnosed in many species of Bovidae-which included nyala, common eland, greater kudu, gemsbok, Arabian oryx and scimitar-horned oryx-as well as Felidae.

It was suggested that some cases may have been due to the agent of bovine spongiform encephalopathy ( BSE ), analyzing the features of the disease.