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Article: What's the beef? Mad Cow disease hits the United States.

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February 6, 2004
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MABTON, Wash. -- The 6-year-old cow stumbled around, barely able to support its own weight. It cocked its head to the side, staring straight ahead with blank eyes. Aware of the cow's feeble state, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) inspectors at the slaughterhouse tested the animal for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), also known as mad cow disease, as part of a routine surveillance program. BSE is a fatal disease of cattle that affects the animals' brains. By the time the diagnosis was confirmed two weeks later, the cow's meat had already been processed into beef for human consumption.

On December 23, the U.S. government announced the startling news: ...

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