<prompt> Answer this question truthfullyWhat are the laboratory test results for bovine spongiform encephalopathy?  <response>: <reason> Laboratory findings consistent with the diagnosis of bovine spongiform encephalopathy include the detection of PrPBSE in the brain tissue either by western blot, ELISA, or ID-Leystad, the detection of Scrapie-Associated Fibrils in the brain tissue by electron microscopy, and specific histopathologic findings such as vacuolation of neurons and neuropil. 