translation.en: It was first identified in March 1996 in the UK, when 10 cases of a new disease with neurological symptoms were reported and soon associated with the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), “mad cow”-disease.
translation.is: Fyrst voru borin kennsl á hann í mars 1996 í Bretlandi, þegar 10 tilvik nýs sjúkdóms með taugakerfiseinkennum voru skrásett og fljótlega voru tengd við kúariðu (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy eða BSE - "mad cow disease").