Article: More Mad Cow Cases Predicted; Disease Could Spread to Wisconsin, Official Says.

Article: MAD COW CONCERNS SHOULD BE TEMPERED THE WORLD'S EXPERIENCE WITH MAD COW DISEASE INCLUDES REASSURANCES THAT THE FIRST U.S. CASE IS SOMETHING LESS THAN A NATIONAL CALAMITY.(OPINION)(Editorial)
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI);  December 29, 2003 ;     529 words ......concerned about the discovery that mad cow disease has reached the United States...reinforce their effort to combat mad cow disease. Expanded tracking and testing...to tout their points of view. Mad cow disease does not prove the superiority...

Article: Thousands More Cattle to Be Tested for Mad Cow Disease.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  March 16, 2004 ;     700+ words ......the number of cattle tested for mad cow disease to determine its prevalence in...beef since a single case of mad cow disease was discovered in Washington...in California to be tested for mad cow disease. The USDA initially rejected...

Article: U.S. works to reassure Japan, other countries amid suspect case of mad cow disease
AP Worldstream;  March 13, 2006 ;     598 words ......tests on a suspected case of mad cow disease. Routine testing indicated the possible presence of mad cow disease in a U.S. cow, the Agriculture...before the first U.S. case of mad cow disease prompted a ban, which Japan had...

Article: New methods to test for mad cow disease would give results sooner.
San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, Calif.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service);  December 28, 2003 ;     700+ words ......of highly automated tests for mad cow disease that could help restore confidence...costly. But scientists who study mad cow disease say the recent discovery of the...suspected of being infected with mad cow disease. But that may be changing now...

Article: Commentary: US government needs to be prepared for public fears as well as disease outbreak should mad cow disease appear in this country
NPR Morning Edition;  January 22, 2001 ;     562 words ......well as disease outbreak should mad cow disease appear in this country Host...states have an illness similar to mad cow disease, but the panel says there' s...it can be passed on to people. Mad cow disease is spreading from Britain to...

Article: Federal, State Agencies Search for Best Method to Test for Mad Cow Disease.
ORian (Portland, OR);  February 13, 2004 ;     700+ words ......vanguard of the nation's battle with mad cow disease. The three cows, all suffering...Agriculture tests the samples for mad cow disease. Anything that we're going to...nation's surveillance program for mad cow disease. Consumer advocates, scientists...

Article: Farm Sanctuary Op-Ed on Second Confirmed Case of 'Mad Cow' Disease in the U.S.
U.S. Newswire;  June 28, 2005 ;     700+ words ......discovery of the latest case of "mad cow" disease in the U.S. should disprove the...been obfuscating the issue of mad cow disease (aka bovine spongiform encephalopathy...Americans need to listen up. Mad cow disease is present in the U.S., and from...

Article: Why mad cow could happen in America: the U.S. government might not be doing all it can to prevent an outbreak of mad cow disease. Here's a look at the risk factors--and what you can do to minimize them.
Natural Health;  October 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ...THE THREAT OF MAD COW DISEASE has plagued Britain for more than...calling this collection of symptoms mad cow disease, and autopsies revealed that the...encephalopathies (TSEs)--including mad cow disease, scrapie in sheep, and CJD in humans...

Article: Animal Suspected of Having Mad Cow Disease Is Uninfected
The Washington Post;  July 1, 2004 ;     472 words ...An animal suspected of having mad cow disease based on a new rapid screening...produce false positive results for mad cow disease, known formally as bovine spongiform...first "inconclusive" result for mad cow disease was announced by USDA on Friday...

Article: New case of mad cow disease found in Portugal's Azores
Xinhua News Agency;  February 4, 2004 ;     243 words ...New case of mad cow disease found in Portugal's Azores LISBON...admitted on Tuesday that a new case of mad cow disease had been found in Punta Delgada...locally-born animal infected with the mad cow disease this year was issued on Jan. 21 and...

Article: Japan confirms first human mad cow disease death
Xinhua News Agency;  February 4, 2005 ;     195 words ...Japan confirms first human mad cow disease death TOKYO, Feb. 4 (Xinhua...Japanese government announced Friday mad cow disease was behind the death of man in...the disease in December 2001. Mad cow disease, or formally known as bovine...

Article: MAD COW DISEASE LIKELY ON U.S. FARM SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS STOP IMPORTS OF U.S. BEEF.(FRONT)
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI);  December 24, 2003 ;     700+ words ......farm has tested positive for mad cow disease in initial tests, marking the...abundance of caution, Veneman said. Mad cow disease, known also as bovine spongiform...European beef industry. A form of mad cow disease can be contracted by humans if...

Article: US checking possible 2nd case of mad cow disease
Xinhua News Agency;  June 11, 2005 ;     196 words ......checking possible 2nd case of mad cow disease WASHINGTON, June 10 (Xinhua...checking a possible new case of mad cow disease, with additional tests to be...previously tested negative for mad cow disease. They were tested again with...

Article: China strengthens border inspection to keep away mad cow disease
Xinhua News Agency;  June 28, 2005 ;     187 words ......border inspection to keep away mad cow disease BEIJING, June 28 (Xinhua...closely watch the development of mad cow disease in the United States and other...June 24 that a confirmed case of mad cow disease was reported in the United States...