Thousands protest in Taiwan against US beef imports Nov 15, 2009
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* Thousands protest US beef imports Nov 15, 2009
A few thousand protesters marched toward the Presidential Office over the decision to reopen markets to US bone-in beef, most likely later this month, which ends a six-year import ban in place over fears of mad cow disease ... The unconvinced demonstrators shouted slogans and called for renegotiation, while march organizers explained through loudspeakers to the crowd and passers-by that they were against lifting the ban because bone-in beef and beef organs were more likely to carry prion, the... (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
New strain of mad cow disease not tied to feed Nov 14, 2009
By Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY The discovery of a new strain of mad cow disease that may strike spontaneously rather than through contaminated feed could mean that it will be impossible to completely stamp out the brain-destroying illness in cattle ... Mad cow disease is known to scientists as bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE. It is caused by infectious, misfolded proteins called prions ... There have been only two cases of mad cow disease in the U.S. A French researcher thinks the cases... (Yahoo News -- Mad Cow Disease)
News Stories Nov 14, 2009
Mad Cow Disease Full Coverage on Yahoo. News. (Yahoo News -- Mad Cow Disease)
Possible Origins Of Pancreatic Cancer Revealed Nov 13, 2009
18, 2009) Mad cow disease is caused by the accumulation of an abnormal protein, the prion, in the brain of an affected patient. Outside of the brain, very little is known about prions. (Science Daily)
* Tainan residents protest relaxed beef imports in Taipei Nov 11, 2009
Once US beef and beef products without age limit enter the local market, Huang said he was afraid Taiwan would become exposed to mad cow disease. If a case of the disease were discovered, it would deal a significant blow to the agricultural sector, he said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Modest gains for Bush at Summit of Americas / Sweeping promises, sharp divisions as 34-nation meeting ends Nov 11, 2009
Bush and Martin also pledged cooperation to combat mad cow disease, which is hurting the beef industries of both countries. For Bush, the big payoff occurred the day before, when Mexico's Fox accepted an invitation to visit Bush's ranch in Texas and lavishly praised his proposal that would allow migrants to work temporarily in the United States. (Yahoo News -- Summit of the Americas)
* US beef arriving in a week's time: official Nov 11, 2009
Moreover, he said, the bureaucratic procedures known as three controls, five certifications are also expected to help bar those products from entering Taiwan amid public fears that some of the cattle might have been infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease. Bureau of Food Safety Director Lin Hsueh-jung (LT) said US beef exporters should submit three certificates X QAS, beef safety and quarantine certificates X when shipping their products to Taiwan. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
* US beef ban could cost Taiwan its credibility Nov 11, 2009
Banning US beef imports for fear of mad cow disease may have been in the interest of local farmers and did not have to hurt the US-Taiwan relationship ... Had it not been for new cases of mad cow disease in the US, the legislature would not have repeatedly protested against the imports. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* DPP denies telling US it is using beef as political tool Nov 11, 2009
Among the proposals was a version proposed by the KMT caucus yesterday to amend Article 14 of the Act, authorizing the -government to draw up measures to inspect beef products from areas where the risk of mad cow disease has been under control. . (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Politicians, civic groups to stage anti-beef protest Nov 10, 2009
We urge everybody X regardless of your political stance X to join us on Saturday in a demonstration to demand that the Legislative Yuan pass amendments to ban ground beef, bone-in beef and beef organs from countries where mad cow disease has been found, Su told a news conference at the legislature ... He said mad cow disease can have an incubation period of up to 10 or 20 years and could contaminate the food chain in the country, since kitchen waste is usually used to feed pigs on farms ...... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Web users protest lifting of beef ban Nov 9, 2009
No matter how small it is, there is still a chance that mad cow disease could enter Taiwan in the more hazardous parts of US beef and once it comes, it stays for generations, Chu said. If Taiwan becomes an affected area, it would be hard to root out the disease. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Lessons to learn from beef debacle Nov 8, 2009
However, mad cow disease and its human variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob (vCJD) disease have long incubation periods, increasing the risk of infection going unnoticed ... But dont forget that, three years ago, the government refused to allow imports of US bone-in beef because it said bone-in beef carried a higher risk of mad cow disease ... Also do not forget that the US sells around 36 million head of cattle every year, only 1 percent of which is checked for mad cow disease. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
* Ma backs DOH ministers insurance reform Nov 8, 2009
Ma said the risk of getting mad cow disease by consuming US ground beef, bone-in beef and internal organs was extremely low, and said the government would tighten inspection measures to ensure that the meat on the market met standards. The government will demand government bodies tighten gate-keeping measures and communicate with the public that US beef is basically safe, he said yesterday during a meeting at Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) headquarters in his capacity as party chairman. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Heres the point: Pandemic panic? Nov 7, 2009
Examples of these pandemics are the swine flu, bird flu, mad cow disease, the Ebola virus, and sars. In each instance, these diseases represented the outbreak that doomsayers predicted would mean our Judgment Day. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
* DPP demands new beef negotiations Nov 7, 2009
The eight-page protocol said Taiwan would allow imports of US bone-in beef, bovine internal organs and meat from cattle older than 30 months of age X all forbidden products under the previous ban because of concerns over bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease. These products are still banned in South Korea, Tsai said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* NSC blames beef panic on poor communication Nov 6, 2009
Washington had welcomed Taiwans relaxed beef policy, calling it a triumph for scientific fact in the face of fears of mad cow disease ... AIT said the US has an ongoing program dedicated to monitoring cattle for Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
* Too many cooks are spoiling the beef hot pot Nov 6, 2009
This means that the legislature can amend the Act Governing Food Sanitation (~zk) and list brains, spinal cords, internal organs and ground meat products from areas with mad cow disease as dangerous materials and ban their importation. Some officials say, however, that the Taiwan-US protocol on expanding beef imports has greater binding force than domestic legislation, and that the executive branch must follow the agreement even if the legislature amends the law. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
AZGFD looks into an illegal prairie dog shooting Nov 5, 2009
Dean Gilbery wrote on Oct 30, 2009 1:30 PM:" What a waste of resourcesGovernment can find a shot prairie dog and the cow in the State of Washington with mad cow disease but they can not find the 12 to 20 million illegals in the USKeep up the good work Barney Fife-Richard Jewell and Sgt. Stedenko! ". Write a Comment. (Nogales International, AZ)
* Wang Jin-pyng backs beef amendment Nov 5, 2009
The KMT is undecided on whether the ban should apply to risky products from all regions where cases of mad cow disease have been recorded or only to regions with current outbreaks. Under the terms of the protocol signed with the US, bone-in beef, ground beef, bovine intestines, brains, spinal cords and processed beef from cattle younger than 30 months that have not been contaminated with specific risk materials (SRMs) will be allowed into Taiwan starting Tuesday. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
* Legislators promise beef amendment Nov 4, 2009
The Procedure Committee included two draft amendments on the plenary agenda for Friday: one from the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) banning risky products from regions where cases of mad cow disease have been recorded, and a similar proposal by Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Daniel Hwang (q). Lawmakers reached the agreement after the DPP stalled yesterday mornings plenary session at the request of DPP Chairperson Tsai Ing-wen (^) and threatened to paralyze the entire... (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
* DOHs outreach effort on beef imports fuels protests Nov 2, 2009
The governments decision to relax curbs on US in-bone beef and cow organs sparked a massive public outcry because of concern about bovine spongiform encephalopathy, also known as mad cow disease. The departments use of Plurk, however, has also triggered online protests. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Lee says voters may punish Ma in local elections Nov 1, 2009
Ten years down the line, we dont know what will happen to our children and grandchildren after they eat beef tainted with mad cow disease, Lee said. Health is an important issue, but I dont see the government taking good care of us. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
* EDITORIAL : Time for some facts about US beef Oct 30, 2009
The criticism has mainly focused on the health risks posed by eating beef and beef products possibly contaminated with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease. Although the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) claim to represent public concern in their vociferous protests, for the KMT caucus all of this seems to be nothing more than an excuse to bash the US, while the DPPs machinations are obviously an attempt to highlight what it sees... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* US ground beef still banned: premier Oct 30, 2009
At the legislature yesterday, Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) -Legislator Yang Li-huan (R) asked Department of Health Minister Yaung Chih-liang (}) what the government would do if a case of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD), the human form of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease, was discovered in Taiwan because of US beef consumption. Yang appeared to be unaware of the implications of the scenario she described given the diseases incubation period. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Lawmakers turn up heat on US beef Oct 29, 2009
Stanton said on Tuesday that when you look at the risk, statistically, [in contrast to] no cases of mad cow disease [reported in the US], well, one might conclude that one should stop driving motor scooters because of the risk ... Jeffrey Chen (F), a graduate student who lived in the US for nine years, said he was not worried about mad cow disease in US beef but still refuses to buy the meat because it would be supporting a policy that I strongly disagree with. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
* No reason to fear US beef: AIT chief Oct 28, 2009
There are no cases ever that anyone has gotten the Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease [the human form of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, known as BSE or mad cow disease] from eating US beef ... So when you look at the risk, statistically, [in contrast to] no cases of mad cow disease [reported in the US], well, one might conclude that one should stop driving motor scooters because of the risk [of the accidents], he said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
* US beef deal angers lawmakers Oct 27, 2009
Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Huang Sue-ying (Q^) said the Taiwanese negotiators, led by DOH Vice Minister Hsiao Mei-ling (), fought a losing battle, adding that when Taiwan agreed in 2006 to open its doors to US boneless beef, it attached the condition that if a single case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease, occurred in the US, Taiwan could immediately halt imports. This time we have allowed bone-in beef and organs and we cannot reimpose the ban unless... (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
'Stupid' beef import plan faces inquiry Oct 26, 2009
The lifting of import restrictions on previously BSE (mad cow disease) affected countries such as the United States, Canada, Britain and other European nations has also brought into focus Australia's chaotic labelling laws, which are already the subject of a Senate inquiry ... NSW Greens MP John Kaye said Australia's labelling shambles meant that consumers wishing to avoid the risks of mad cow disease would be unable to do so. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
* Revised import policy has lawmakers beefing Oct 26, 2009
KMT caucus deputy secretary-general Lin Hung-chih (LE) said preventing Taiwanese from contracting mad cow disease was more important. DPP Legislator Huang Sue-ying (Q^), a member of the Social Welfare and Environmental Hygiene Committee, said the measure could not guarantee there would be no widespread outbreak of mad cow disease in Taiwan ... Chen said Taiwan didnt have the medical facilities to handle an outbreak of mad cow disease. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Taiwan)
* ANALYSIS: Decision on US beef sparks round of meaty questions Oct 25, 2009
In 2003, Taiwan banned US beef after a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) X commonly known as mad cow disease X was discovered in Seattle. The ban lasted until 2005, when the government gave the green light for boneless beef from cattle under 30 months of age. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
* Taiwan agrees to lift ban on US beef Oct 24, 2009
The OIE listed both the US and Taiwan in 2007 as countries in which bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease, were under control ... Taiwan banned US beef in 2003 when a case of mad cow disease was diagnosed in Seattle. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Kan., Okla. conduct joint livestock disease drill Oct 24, 2009
Kansas has been developing its plans for responding to a foreign animal disease outbreak, such as the intentional introduction of foot-and-mouth and mad cow disease, since 1998, Teagarden said. Critics of the planned biothreat lab have suggested that locating it in the continental U.S. makes an accidental release of a pathogen such as foot-and-mouth more likely. (Yahoo News)
Taiwan lifts ban on US beef in bone Oct 24, 2009
Taiwan previously banned all U.S. beef containing bone, considering certain bones as carrying a higher risk of mad cow disease. Mad cow disease is a brain-wasting disease in cattle, which in humans can cause a variant form, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Human form of mad cow reported in Italy Oct 24, 2009
ROME - The Italian Health Ministry reported Friday a "likely" case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, the human form of mad cow disease ... Mad cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), is a fatal brain disease in cattle which first emerged in Britain in the 1980s. (MSNBC -- Health)
Red meat back on (some) Russian tables Oct 21, 2009
Ritz's announcement marks the end of the phyto-sanitary (plant health) ban on some Canadian meat from Russia, following the detection of mad cow disease on a Canadian farm in 2003. Zubkov's overture is worth about 32 million Canadian dollars (US$31 million) annually, Ritz estimated. (Asia Times Online)
USDA Confirms H1N1 in Minnesota Pig Oct 20, 2009
I hope we don't have to get all "animal-destructo" like Britain during the mad cow disease. Add a comment. (CBS News)
Cargill issues beef tongue recall Oct 20, 2009
has issued a voluntary recall of over 5,500 pounds of beef tongues due to the threat of mad cow disease, according to a story from the Associated Press ... These cattle were not necessarily infected, but Wayzata-based Cargill recalled the beef because cow tonsil tissue can potentially carry the infective agent that causes bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease. (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)
Market Forecaster Oct 20, 2009
Japan bans the import of brain and spinal tissue to guard against bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease. Japan stopped all shipments of U.S. beef for more than two years because of concern about the disease. (Midwest Bulls Eye, NE)
Neb. meatpacker recalls 33,000 lbs. of beef tongue Oct 18, 2009
Tonsils are a specified risk material for mad cow disease and are required to be removed from cattle of all ages. The USDA says the recall, which involves tongues packed from July 1 through Oct. 8, represents a low risk to human health. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Tracy company recalling meat, poultry products Oct 17, 2009
Japan suspended beef shipments from an American meatpacker Saturday over its failure to remove cattle parts banned under a bilateral agreement, as officials here raised concerns about U.S. safeguards against mad cow disease. Japanese quarantine inspectors found bovine spinal columns in one of 732 boxes shipped from Tyson Fresh Meats Inc., which arrived in Japan in late September, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Gates' Green Revolution for Africa Oct 16, 2009
This opposition began "at a time when the benefits (of this technology) were small -- tomatoes that lasted longer on the shelf -- and at the same time as Chernobyl and mad cow disease. People wondered if scientists were tough enough on themselves about the risks they were creating. Now the benefits are likely to come -- offsetting the damage of climate change, addressing the situation of the poor. The maturity of science is greater and the experience with these crops has been very good.". Gates'... (Townhall.com)
Premium Car Research And Cow Dung Point To New High Tech Disease Diagnosis Oct 15, 2009
5, 2008) In an advance in food safety, researchers are reporting development of a nano-sized sensor that detects record low levels of the deadly prion proteins that cause Mad Cow Disease and other so-called ... 13, 2008) New findings about the causes of mad cow disease show that sometimes it may be genetic. (Science Daily)
* Rules on US beef imports will be eased: Chu Oct 15, 2009
The government imposed restrictions on beef products from the US after the latter reported its first case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) X also called mad cow disease X in 2003, prompting Taiwan, Japan and South Korea to reject all its beef products. Taiwan partially lifted the ban in April 2005 to allow imports of de-boned beef from cattle under 30 months old, but it reimposed the ban two months later when a second BSE case was discovered in the US.. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Cell Study Explains Why Younger People More At Risk Of Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) Oct 15, 2009
15, 2009) Specific cells within the immune system could help explain why younger people are more susceptible to variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, scientists believe. Patients diagnosed with variant CJD are, on average, 28 years old but it has been unclear why older people are not as affected by the disease. (Science Daily)
Japan Blocks Some Tyson Beef Imports After Mix-Up Oct 12, 2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tyson Foods Inc. said Sunday that Japan had blocked beef shipments from one of its plants because they did not comply with safety standards designed to guard against mad cow disease ... The mix-up comes as U.S. officials hope to negotiate an end to certain restrictions put in place for beef exports after the first cases of mad cow disease in the United States ... Japan was the top export market for U.S. beef before the United States found its first case of mad cow disease... (ABC News -- Wire)
New strain of mad cow disease not tied to feed Oct 11, 2009
By Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY The discovery of a new strain of mad cow disease that may strike spontaneously rather than through contaminated feed could mean that it will be impossible to completely stamp out the brain-destroying illness in cattle ... Mad cow disease is known to scientists as bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE. It is caused by infectious, misfolded proteins called prions ... There have been only two cases of mad cow disease in the U.S. A French researcher thinks the cases... (Yahoo News -- Mad Cow Disease)
Oprah fans frenzied ahead of Texas visit Oct 11, 2009
Then there's that Texas-size flare-up about a decade ago when she angered cattlemen by talking about mad cow disease and beef safety, which landed her in an Amarillo courtroom. But Oprah-maniacs simply shrug off any concerns. (KHOU.com, TX)
News Stories Oct 11, 2009
Mad Cow Disease Full Coverage on Yahoo. News. (Yahoo News -- Mad Cow Disease)
Japan suspends beef imports from US plant Oct 11, 2009
TOKYO (AP): Japan suspended beef shipments from an American meatpacker Saturday over its failure to remove cattle parts banned under a bilateral agreement, as officials here raised concerns about US safeguards against mad cow disease ... Under the bilateral trade agreement, US exporters must remove spinal columns, brain tissue and other parts considered linked to mad cow disease ... Japan banned all US beef imports in 2003 after the first case of mad cow disease was discovered in the United... (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Mad cow fear: Japan suspends U.S. plant's beef Oct 10, 2009
Japan has suspended beef shipments from an American meat-packing plant after finding cattle parts banned under an agreement to prevent the spread of mad cow disease, the agriculture ministry said Saturday ... Japan banned all U.S. beef imports in 2003 after the first case of mad cow disease was discovered in the United States ... Mad cow disease, formally known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy, is a degenerative nerve disease in cattle. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Banned US beef found in Japan Oct 10, 2009
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Modest gains for Bush at Summit of Americas / Sweeping promises, sharp divisions as 34-nation meeting ends Oct 10, 2009
Bush and Martin also pledged cooperation to combat mad cow disease, which is hurting the beef industries of both countries. For Bush, the big payoff occurred the day before, when Mexico's Fox accepted an invitation to visit Bush's ranch in Texas and lavishly praised his proposal that would allow migrants to work temporarily in the United States. (Yahoo News -- Summit of the Americas)
SPOTLIGHT: The real cost of cheap school lunches Oct 10, 2009
Such cattle have been banned from the U.S. food supply since 2004 because they carry a higher risk of mad cow disease, a fatal brain illness. USDA suspended Westland/Hallmark as a school lunch provider. (USA Today -- News)
Prion study reveals first direct information about the proteins molecular structure Oct 7, 2009
Prions, because of their association with mad cow disease, are the most notorious of the amyloids, which are insoluble clumps of fibrous protein that play a role in a number of neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Lou Gehrig disease, as well as some other common illnesses, including type II diabetes. "It is particularly difficult to determine the molecular structure of fibrous materials like these because they have an intrinsically high level of disorder," Stubbs... (EurekAlert!)
First Direct Information About Prion's Molecular Structure Reported Oct 6, 2009
Prions are the infectious proteins responsible for human Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease, scrapie in sheep and several other related nervous system disorders in mammals ... Prions, because of their association with mad cow disease, are the most notorious of the amyloids, which are insoluble clumps of fibrous protein that play a role in a number of neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer s, Parkinson s and Lou Gehrig disease, as well as some... (Science Daily)
Review: 'Zombieland' is dead-on funny Oct 4, 2009
A virus related to mad cow disease - mad zombie disease - has destroyed civilization in a matter of weeks. There are only two men left, and they're an unlikely duo: nervous, hyper-verbal, overly intellectual Jesse Eisenberg, who plays Columbus, the movie's narrator; and Woody Harrelson, playing off his familiar image as taciturn good old boy, short on brains and long on confidence. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Fla. college ready for flesh-eating zombie attack Oct 2, 2009
In the months after the zombie apocalypse, brought on by a virulent mutation of Mad Cow Disease, America has ceased to be. The few survivors don't use names but hometowns as their monikers. (Fresno Bee)
Pop culture is becoming a Zombieland Oct 1, 2009
A virus similar to Mad Cow disease is behind the zombie outbreak. These are realities of modern living, and I think that its something that we are all collectively feeling. (MSNBC -- News)
Evolutionary Origins Of Prion Disease Gene Uncovered Sep 30, 2009
29, 2009) A University of Toronto-led team has uncovered the evolutionary ancestry of the prion gene, which may reveal new understandings of how the prion protein causes diseases such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), also known as "mad cow disease." ... 13, 2008) New findings about the causes of mad cow disease show that sometimes it may be genetic ... (May 9, 2008) Prions, the infamous agents behind mad cow disease and its human variation, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, also have a... (Science Daily)
Nebraska Sheep and Goat Producers Convention will Oct.9-10 (31) Sep 30, 2009
Nebraska's BSE Coordinator Steve Gramlich of Maxwell will be available to discuss why sheep and goat producers should be concerned about BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease). Nebraska Sheep and Goat Producers President Mike Wallace who ranches near Nelson will have information about multi-species grazing and a low-input, sustainable sheep system. (Sioux Falls Tri-State Neighbor, SD)
Producer group rallies local beef farmers to be vocal about issues Sep 26, 2009
One case that illustrates what can happen when foreign beef isn't in the market came after mad cow disease was found about six years ago in Canada. "R-CALF saw an anomaly when Canada's border was closed when mad cow disease was found, and the industry tried to reopen that border as quickly as possible," Bullard said. (Fulton Sun, MO)
Transhumance Helps Vulture Conservation Sep 24, 2009
European health regulations designed to control Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), or Mad Cow Disease, requires all cattle carcasses to be removed from fields, which has led to a significant scarcity of food for carrion birds in Spain, with various impacts on their conservation. "However, in mountain areas with widespread livestock, it is impracticable to remove cattle carcasses. This is the case with transhumant farms during the periods that flocks spend in summer fields, a traditional... (Science Daily)
Bull gets stranded in local pack house Sep 23, 2009
"I checked with Schrock's Slaughterhouse about butchering him if this was the only way to get him down, but they said they couldn't touch a dead cow due to regulations on mad cow disease. The animal would have to be brought in alive," he said. Sadly, the story won't have a happy ending for the "acrobatic" bull. (Brookneal Union Star, VA)
Species-jumping Diseases: Better Global System Needed To Effectively Prevent, Detect, Respond To Zoonotic Infectious Diseases Sep 23, 2009
The U.S. beef industry alone lost 11 billion over three years after the detection of one cow with "mad cow disease" in 2003. Greater integration of the human health and veterinary medicine sectors should be a key feature of this new system because the lack of coordination and communication between these groups results in missed opportunities to detect potential species-crossing pathogens and leads to less effective measures to contain diseases. (Science Daily)
