* Mad cow disease casts a shadow Sep 25, 2005
Despite reports that prion diseases are on the wane, somehow, somewhere a BSE agent or one of its variations -- most notably variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease -- are lurking and most probably mutating ... Advertising Optimists are proclaiming that variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), the human form -- always fatal -- of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or "Mad Cow Disease," is on the wane ... My colleagues and I in NCJDSU argued that this new form of human prion disease was likely to... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Senate bars reopening Japan beef imports before Tokyo lifts its ban Sep 24, 2005
If the Japanese checked 100% of cows like they are criticizing America for not doing, how did the BSE cow turn up in Japan. The first BSE cow in Japan was found during a random test ... It was after the initial BSE cows were found that Japan changed to a 100% check system. (Japan Today, Japan)
Senate approves legislation that would keep Japan's Kobe beef off U.S. menus Sep 24, 2005
Mad cow disease is also known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE. Eating infected beef is believed to cause variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans, a fatal disorder that has killed more than 150 people, mostly in Britain in the 1990s. Congressional negotiators now must work out differences in House of Representative and Senate versions of the spending bill, which funds the Agriculture Department, the Food and Drug Administration and related agencies. (Canada.com -- Agriculture)
U.S. goes tit-for-tat with Japan on mad cow Sep 23, 2005
Mad-cow disease is known formally as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). Eating infected beef is believed to cause variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans, a fatal disorder that has killed more than 150 people, mostly in Britain in the 1990s. (Globe and Mail)
Senate keeps Japan beef ban Sep 22, 2005
USDA can keep their BSE cowsChibiDebuHageX (Sep 21 2005 - 13:22). Let the USDA keep their BSE-stricken beef ... In the article you'll find "Each country imposed its ban after the discovery of mad cow disease in the other country." If the Japanese checked 100% of cows like they are criticizing America for not doing, how did the BSE cow turn up in Japan. (Japan Today, Japan)
U.S. Senate Votes to Prohibit Horse Slaughter Sep 22, 2005
Downers are known to be at higher risk for transmissible diseases such as BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy or "mad cow disease"), E. coli, and salmonella ... Akaka noted, regarding the downed animal amendment, "I do not believe that now is the time to lower our defenses. Stronger legislation is needed to ensure that these animals do not enter our food chain. My amendment will prevent downed animals from being approved for consumption, and will allow USDA and other stakeholders time to... (KLAS-TV.com, NV)
Senate pans Japan's policy on U.S. beef, OKs own ban Sep 21, 2005
Mad cow disease is also known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE.. Senators also voted 68-29 Tuesday to ban the slaughter of wild horses to be sold as meat to foreign countries. (Billings Gazette, MT)
Senate Votes to Continue U.S. Ban on Japanese Beef Imports Sep 21, 2005
Mad cow disease is also known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE. Eating infected beef is believed to cause variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a fatal brain disorder that has killed more than 150 people, mostly in Britain in the 1990s. The Senate vote came during debate on an annual spending bill for agriculture, food and drug programs. (AP-Breaking News)
Mad cow-related ban will be tightened to reflect rules in Canada: FDA chief Sep 21, 2005
Besides the risk of transmission from uneaten feed, scientists believe chicken waste presents a risk because the BSE protein will survive the trip through a chicken's gut ... Crawford did not say whether the new regulations would ban cattle blood and restaurant leftovers, also considered potential pathways for BSE, from cattle feed. (Canada.com -- Agriculture)
A young woman dies from a mysterious illness, the first case of its kind in the United States. What does it have to do with your personal safety?'>Mad Cow Sep 21, 2005
" Only after prodding from the office of inspector general did USDA go back this summer and retest tissue from the Texas cow. The rest is now history. "Results confirm the presence of BSE in this animal. " Was it just a one time misstep? "USDA is covering up cases of mad cow disease. (FOX KMSP TV, MN)
FDA Close to Banning Animal Protein in Cattle Feed Sep 20, 2005
It was the first US-born cow found with BSE and the second US case overall. The earlier case was found in December 2003 in a dairy cow imported from Canada to Washington state. (Planet Ark, United States)
Cattle feed rules to change in wake of disease Sep 20, 2005
Crawford did not say whether the new rules would ban cattle blood and restaurant leftovers, also considered potential pathways for BSE, from feed. ADVERTISEMENT. (Houston Chronicle)
U.S. Tightens Mad Cow Rules Sep 20, 2005
Besides the risk of transmission from uneaten feed, scientists believe chicken waste presents a risk because the BSE protein will survive the trip through a chicken's gut. The FDA promised to tighten the rules after confirmation of the nation's first case of mad cow disease in December 2003. (CBS News)
New Mad-Cow Cattle Feed Rules May Be Released Within Days, U.S. FDA Says Sep 20, 2005
The government wants to revive public confidence in the $170 billion U.S. livestock industry after the December 2003 discovery of mad-cow disease, known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE. Japan, the biggest overseas buyer of U.S. beef, was among more than 60 nations to halt imports of the meat ... The U.S. in 1997 banned feeding ground-up parts of cattle to other cattle, a practice that scientists say spreads BSE, which has a fatal human variant. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
Editorial: Mad cow/A good step by USDA Sep 17, 2005
Since June 2004 the government has tested more than 460,000 "high risk" beef cows -- animals culled by veterinarians or renderers because they showed nerve disorders or other potential symptoms of mad cow disease, formally called bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). The idea is not to test for food safety, since the animals had been pulled from the food chain anyway, but to estimate how far BSE had spread in the American herd ... Europe includes such animals in its testing program and has... (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
BSE ban on older cattle dropped Sep 16, 2005
BSE in Britain peaked in 1992, with 36,680 cases ... The ban was imposed after the outbreak of BSE or "mad cow disease" ... It approved a new BSE testing system in August, following a series of trials. (BBC News -- Science)
Britain to lift ban on older cattle meat, introduce new BSE test Sep 16, 2005
LONDON (AFX) - The British government said it will lift a ban on older cattle entering the food chain and introduce a new scheme to test animals for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or 'mad cow' disease ... British cattle born after July 31, 1996, may be sold for human consumption should they test negative for BSE, said the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ... Other controls to combat mad cow disease remain in place, including the removal of tissue such as the brain,... (Forbes)
giant blender Sep 14, 2005
An FDA advisory panel recommended widespread testing for , saying that absent such testing there is no way to the risk of transmission from meat, drugs, , , or dietary supplements ... Climate change, the report argues, "should be elevated beyond a debate to a U.S. concern."[Observer ... "They don't want to test. They don't want to recognize BSE is a problem. They are not going to allow anyone to test until they decide how or when. We believe that may be never."[New York Times. (Harper's Magazine)
Health agency fingers food in E coli outbreak Sep 14, 2005
European consumers have become increasing concerned about food safety, mainly due to the bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) scare in cattle beginning in the late 1980s, a foot and mouth disease outbreak in 2001 and of avian flu in 2003. Consumer concerns have in turn led to tougher regulatory action and increased survelliance of safety in food processing plants. (NutraIngredients.com)
Cows more exposed to BSE in U.S. Sep 14, 2005
How many people in history have died from BSE infected beef eaten in Japan ... "How many people in history have died from BSE infected beef eaten in Japan?" ... "I think the vast majority of people would agree that it is worth the risk to eat BSE laden US BEEF."The vast majority of Americans would. (Japan Today, Japan)
Probe into dental ops vCJD risks Sep 13, 2005
Janet Gibbs, of the Human BSE Foundation ... " Janet Gibbs, of the Human BSE Foundation, a victim support group, said while dental procedures were not thought to be the highest risk area, the research was still welcome. "I think it is best that we investigate these things. (BBC News)
Cows more exposed to BSE in U.S. than Japan, says panel chief Sep 13, 2005
COWS MORE EXPOSED TO BSE IN U.S. THAN JAPAN, says bribed offical ... Japanese accept Aussie beef as safe and you can buy it freely from supermarkets, because Australia has the kinds of testing and safety regulations in place to protect against BSE that the US refuses to install ... I think the vast majority of people would agree that it is worth the risk to eat BSE laden US BEEF. Any honest Gyu Don eater would demand US beef due to its excellent flavor. (NewsIsfree-Japan)
Beef Trade Still in Question Sep 13, 2005
That is good news for the LDP, but what happens if the group, which is protective of farmers and consumers these days, drags its feet on moves to ease the ban on U.S. and Canadian beef, especially if U.S. beef is getting a cooler reception as a result of the recent BSE news from America. This may not be spilling over yet since beef was not an election issue, but some government officials and meat industry veterans said the U.S. and Canadian reputations on beef has been hurt by past and recent... (High Plains Journal)
Report: Japan food safety panel says U.S. cattle more exposed to mad cow Sep 13, 2005
The mad cow disease - bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE - is known to spread through the feeding of infected cattle remains to other cattle. The United States has banned the practice since 1997. (Canada.com -- Agriculture)
US cattle producers trying to reclose border to beef Sep 12, 2005
It has already suffered $7-billion in losses since a cow with bovine spongiform encephalitis -- BSE or mad cow disease -- was found in Alberta in May of 2003 ... He said USDA import rules did not adequately protect American consumers and herds from BSE. ... In its petition for review filed Thursday, R-CALF contends the panel ruling does not reflect USDA policy that prohibiting imports is the most important way to prevent the introduction and spread of BSE.. (Globe and Mail)
U.S. group wants Canadian beef reviewed Sep 10, 2005
It has already suffered $7 billion in losses since a cow with bovine spongiform encephalitis -- BSE or mad cow disease -- was found in an Alberta cow in May 2003 ... He said USDA import rules did not adequately protect American consumers and cattle herds from BSE.. (London Free Press, Canada)
R-CALF tries again to close border to Canadian beef Sep 10, 2005
It has already suffered $7-billion in losses since a cow with bovine spongiform encephalitis BSE or mad-cow disease was found in an Alberta cow in May, 2003 ... He said USDA import rules did not adequately protect American consumers and cattle herds from BSE. ... In its petition for review filed Thursday, R-CALF contends that the panel ruling does not reflect USDA policy that prohibiting imports is the most important way to prevent the introduction and spread of BSE.. (Globe and Mail -- National)
U.S. government eases mad cow restrictions for makers of specialty sausage Sep 10, 2005
Mad cow disease is the common name for a brain-wasting disease called bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE. In people, eating meat products contaminated with BSE has been linked to about 150 deaths from a rare but fatal degenerative disease called variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. One human case has been reported in the United States, but the person had been living in the United Kingdom during the outbreak there. (Canada.com -- Agriculture)
Investigation Completed on BSE-Positive Texas Cow Sep 9, 2005
The United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the United States Department of Health and Human Services' Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have completed their investigations regarding a cow that tested positive for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in June of 2005 ... The cow was born prior to the implementation of the United States' 1997 ruminant-to-ruminant feed ban instituted by the FDA to help minimize the risk that a cow might... (Agri-View, WI)
Government Eases Rule to Stem Mad Cow Sep 9, 2005
Mad cow disease is the common name for a brain-wasting disease called bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE. In people, eating meat products contaminated with BSE has been linked to about 150 deaths from a rare but fatal degenerative disease called 000005DC variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. One human case has been reported in the United States, but the person had been living in the United Kingdom during the outbreak there. (AP-Health)
U.S. Eases Mad-Cow Rules to Let Meatpackers Use More Cattle Parts in Food Sep 7, 2005
The government banned these ``specified risk materials,'' or SRMs, in January 2004, a few weeks after the U.S. found its first case of BSE, which has a fatal human form. Prior to today's amendment, the USDA had directed meatpackers to discard the entire small intestine as there was no scientific consensus on where the distal ileum began or ended, forcing U.S. processors to use synthetic material for sausages, Cohen said. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
Human remains cause of Mad Cow Disease? Sep 6, 2005
Professor Alan Colchester has proposed that material contaminated by human remains was the cause of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and its human form, variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) ... The original cause of the 1986 BSE crisis, which resulted in the collapse of hundreds of British beef farmers and which has attributed to over 100 deaths in the UK, has remained unknown ... The first confirmed victim of BSE, cow number 133 on the Stent farm in Sussex, developed head tremors and... (ISN)
'Mad cow' linked to Ganga funeral Sep 6, 2005
A report, published in the respected medical journal, The Lancet adds a new twist to the disease, bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) ... Until now the leading theory about BSE, which first came to light in Britain in 1986, suggested that it was caused when cattle were fed the remains of sheep infected with the brain-wasting disease known as scrapie. (Mid-Day Mumbai)
India dismisses Lancet's mad cow Sep 4, 2005
It has been maintaining constant surveillance and has not had a single case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), mad cow disease, or its human form, variant CJD (Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease). "The fact that we are BSE-free is a strong point and people don t like it too much,"says animal husbandry commissioner S K Bandhopadhyay ... A senior epidemiologist said: "In India, we haven t had a single case when cattle or sheep have died of mad cow disease. In the absence of any evidence, how can... (India Times, India -- Community News)
Asian cattle feed exports of the 60?s gave rise to Mad Cow Disease (seen in the 80?s) opines a new study Sep 4, 2005
The new study by a pair of Britons proposes that BSE may owe its origins to the tonnes of bone meal Britain imported from India, Bangladesh and Pakistan in the 60s to feed its cattle, which possibly were contaminated with human bones. Supporting his claim Alan Colchester, a professor at the University of Kent who led the study suggest, "In India and Pakistan, gathering large bones and carcasses from the land and from rivers has long been an important local trade for peasants", saying that there... (Earthtimes.com)
Did Mad Cow Start in People? Sep 3, 2005
The existing theories of origin of BSE all have significant weaknesses, said the paper. We propose a new theory that human TSE-contaminated material was the cause of BSE [bovine spongiform encephalopathy ... Hindus believe that bodies should be cremated and the remains subsequently disposed of in a river. (Red Herring)
Did human remains start BSE? Sep 3, 2005
Did human remains start BSE ... A leading British expert on BSE believes there is strong evidence for linking the brain disease - which gave rise to variant CJD in humans - to a grisly trade in carcass material that was prevalent in the 1960s and '70s ... It emerged in the cow population as Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, or BSE. Later, the infective agent was transmitted back to humans consuming meat products such as beef-burgers. (Daily Mail - UK)
'Human remains in food' linked to vCJD Sep 3, 2005
If so, bone meal contaminated with vCJD could have entered the animal food chain in Britain, caused the outbreak of BSE in cattle, and then transferred to people as vCJD, the human equivalent of BSE.. They concede that evidence is circumstantial, but say it is strong enough to justify further research. (Times Online)
New - unsettling - theory on BSE origins Sep 3, 2005
In a report in the British medical journal, The Lancet, Professor Alan Colchester of the University of Kent in England says BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) may have been caused by the tonnes of animal bones and other tissue imported in the '60s and '70s from India for animal feed which also may have contained the remains of humans infected with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) ... It had previously been thought that the brain-wasting mad cow disease passed to cattle through remains of... (CBC News)
Researchers link mad-cow to Hindu funeral rites Sep 3, 2005
The cause of mad-cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), which infected two million cattle during an epidemic in Britain, is unknown ... Scrapie, BSE and CJD are all illnesses caused by brain proteins that transform themselves into infectious agents ... Existing theories of the original causes of BSE.. (NewsIsFree-Asia)
Feeding human remains to cows may have triggered BSE outbreak, scientists say Sep 3, 2005
It had previously been thought that the brain-wasting mad cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy, passed to cattle through remains of sheep infected with scrapie - the sheep equivalent of BSE - that were added to cattle feed. The once widely held theory continued that humans who ate infected beef developed a human form of BSE. It became known as variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease or vCJD, to differentiate it from the classic human forms of the disease, which can occur sporadically or... (Canada.com -- Agriculture)
British duo probes origin of mad cow disease Sep 2, 2005
Once recognized, bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) became widely known as 'mad cow disease ... But experts continue to puzzle over how BSE arose in the first place ... Scientists argue that ingested scrapie prions radically altered the normal, analogous proteins in one cow, which then developed the first case of BSE.. (Nature News Service)
New Proposal Would Ease Import Restrictions on Japanese Beef Sep 2, 2005
The importation of most ruminant products from Japan has been suspended since 2001, following Japan's first domestic case of BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy). According to the proposal, APHIS has since conducted extensive research and monitored the Japanese BSE prevention programs, and concluded that it is safe to resume imports. (Agri-View, WI)
Beef, Hog Trends Over 30 Years Analyzed Sep 2, 2005
Nationally, the market has suffered some since 2003 when a cow in Washington State was found to have bovine spongiform encephalapathy (BSE) ... The discovery of BSE in the United States also shut off the flow of stocker cattle from Canada. (Agri-View, WI)
30 That Have Made A Difference Sep 2, 2005
New animal diseases (BSE, FMD) - The occurrences of such devastating diseases such as Bovine Spongiform Encephalapathy, Foot and Mouth Disease and Avian Influenza have caused farmers to step-up biosecurity measures and realize the global impact such an outbreak can have. Checkoffs - Producer funded marketing support for their products have helped to open new markets. (Agri-View, WI)
BSE cattle ban to be phased out Sep 2, 2005
BSE cases have fallen sharply ... The Over Thirty Month rule, which stops older cattle from entering the food chain, was introduced to combat the spread of BSE - or mad cow disease ... A system of robust testing of cattle for BSE will be introduced instead. (BBC News -- Science)
Probe finds no new diseased cows Sep 2, 2005
But one official said consumers shouldn't be alarmed because of food-chain safeguards and experience abroad with bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE. ... "If you look at what we know internationally, it's very rare to have more than one case of BSE within a single herd." ... Officials acknowledged that tracing the related animals - begun in June after the positive finding of BSE - was slowed by inadequate record keeping and the lack of a national system to trace animal movements. (Billings Gazette, MT)
Mad-cow disease came from South Asia: Lancet paper Sep 2, 2005
These exports included remains from partly-burned corpses that floated down the Ganges after Hindu funerals, and which may have carried Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), the cousin of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), as mad-cow disease is called. Billions of dollars have been spent in Europe to try to control BSE, a brain-destroying disease that was first spotted among British cattle in the late 1980s ... The crisis has been amplified by the belief that BSE leapt the species barrier to... (Channelnewsasia.com)
BSE 'may have come from humans' Sep 2, 2005
Ananova - BSE 'may have come from humans ... BSE 'may have come from humans ... A leading British expert on BSE believes there is strong evidence for linking the brain disease - which gave rise to variant CJD in humans - to a grisly trade in carcass material that was prevalent in the 1960s and '70s. (Ananova -- World Headlines)
Human remains in cattle feed may have caused mad cow epidemic Sep 2, 2005
Alan Colchester, a professor of neurology at the University of Kent, said the most likely origin of BSE and the subsequent deaths from variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease was the import from the Indian subcontinent of bone meal containing infected human remains. The original cause of the 1986 BSE crisis has remained unknown ... Since the first case of BSE was reported in Britain in 1986, the original cause has remained unknown. (Telegraph.co.uk)
'BSE Cause: Cattle Ate Human Remains' Sep 2, 2005
Sky News : 'BSE Cause: Cattle Ate Human Remains ... It emerged in the cow population as Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, or BSE. ... The conventional theory is that BSE first appeared as a result of sheep remains infected with a related disease, scrapie, being fed to cattle. (Sky News)
USDA moves to close four Montana processing plants Sep 2, 2005
"The timing of this action is disturbing. We hope USDA is not taking this action in retribution for MCA, R-CALF USA and Governor Schweitzer's recent actions to protect the Montana cow herd from Canadian bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). Governor Schweitzer purchased a 4-H pig during the Lewis and Clark County Fair, and that carcass is hanging at the Butte plant targeted for closure by USDA.". Brett Debruycker, MCA Vice-President, said he feels strongly the 4-H projects and other carcasses... (Great Falls Prairie Star, MT)
'Human remains link' to BSE cases Sep 2, 2005
Human remains link' to BSE cases ... The origins of BSE remain murky ... The first cases of BSE or "mad cow disease" could have been caused by animal feed contaminated with human remains, says a controversial theory. (BBC News)
Japan urged to end US beef restrictions Sep 1, 2005
The USDA and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have wrapped up an investigation into the country's second case of BSE. ... "In the history of the world, we haven't found an animal that tested positive for BSE 20 months and under," he said. (ABC News Online, Australia -- World)
FDA Says Mad-Cow Feed Rules to Be Ready Within Months (Update1) Sep 1, 2005
A total ban on all animal protein in cattle feed would mirror the position of the European Union and the U.K., where the disease, clinically known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE, first surfaced in the 1980's and which has had more than 150,000 cases ... Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today said the USDA has started testing 20,000 healthy animals for BSE, part of its effort to determine the prevalence of the disease in U.S. herds. (Bloomberg)
Feds unable to pin down source of mad cow Sep 1, 2005
The medical name for mad cow disease is bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE. In people, eating meat products contaminated with BSE has been linked to about 150 deaths from a rare degenerative disease called variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. (USA Today -- Science)
[external] Hog Wild Growth At A Value Price Sep 1, 2005
There are also concerns about the beef unit, which has been hurt by bans against U.S. beef imposed by many countries in response to worries over Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease ... "Import bans due to BSE appear to be motivated more by political considerations than genuine health concerns, and we think a number of key countries will lift bans in coming months.". (Yahoo Finance -- Food Processing)
Low Profit Margins Compel Protein Manufacturers to Explore New Growth Areas Aug 30, 2005
"Not only will these value-added products expand the application based, but as they have fewer substitutes, they tend to be far less price sensitive compared to other protein products," observes Frost van () Programme Manager, Kathy Brownlie ... Projecting a "healthy" image of protein sources, especially in the aftermath the bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) crisis is another issue that manufacturers need to consider more seriously. (PR Newswire)
BSE blood test gives new hope Aug 29, 2005
A blood test for the rogue proteins that cause BSE, or mad cow disease, has been developed by US scientists, raising hopes that people could soon be screened for the human form of the condition, vCJD. ... About 180 people worldwide have died from variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, which is linked to eating BSE-contaminated meat ... There is no reliable way to detect BSE or vCJD in blood, with the diseases only confirmed after death. (Guardian Unlimited)
Hopes rise over vCJD blood test Aug 29, 2005
Around 180 people worldwide have died from vCJD - variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease - which is linked to BSE in cattle ... There is currently no effective way of detecting BSE or vCJD in the blood, with the diseases only confirmed after death ... The team from the University of Texas said their discovery was expected to lead to a much more effective detection method for BSE and vCJD. They said the blood test would make it much easier to keep BSE-infected beef out of the human food supply. (Daily Mail - UK)
'Mad cow' proteins successfully detected in blood Aug 29, 2005
The discovery, reported in an article scheduled to appear online in Nature Medicine Aug. 28, is expected to lead to a much more effective detection method for the infectious proteins responsible for brain-destroying disorders, such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in cattle and variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) in humans. The blood test would make it much easier to keep BSE-infected beef out of the human food supply, ensure that blood transfusions and organ transplants do not... (EurekAlert!)
Oceanside's SeraCare gets Wall Street's attention Aug 28, 2005
SeraCare's strategy is to be a "facilitator for research engines," said Stephen Brozak, president of the Rancho Bernardo-based research firm Westfield Bakerink Brozak LLC. That means SeraCare looks for the latest results in research and uses the latest technology to turn research into products, as with the BSE test ... SeraCare got a lot of attention in February when it announced that it had filed a patent on a test to screen cattle for mad cow disease (technically known as bovine spongiform... (North County Times)
Austria reports new case of mad cow disease; toll hits 3 Aug 26, 2005
Mad cow disease, medically termed bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), is caused by mutations in certain proteins in an animals brain ... of a positive BSE find ... This case proves once more that the Austrian BSE supervision program works completely in identifying infected animals and removing them from the food chain, the statement from the ministry added. (Earthtimes.com)
U.S. orders recall of beeffrom three Ontario cows Aug 23, 2005
Mad cow disease is the common name for a brain-wasting ailment called bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE. In humans, eating meat contaminated with BSE has been linked to about 150 deaths from a rare but fatal degenerative disease called variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Search globeandmail. (Globe and Mail -- International)
Group opposes Japanese beef Aug 23, 2005
Japan imposed an import ban American beef in December 2003 when the United States discovered its first BSE case. Last October, Japan and the United States agreed in principle that Japan would resume imports of American beef from animals aged up to 20 months. (Billings Gazette, MT)
