What Causes Mad Cow Disease?
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Some scientists finger prions, but other researchers remain unconvinced. In Wired Science.
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WASHINGTON -- The Agriculture Department said yesterday it might have discovered a second case of mad cow disease, renewing concerns about the safety of a staple of the United States&#39; diet and whether the government is moving aggressively enough to
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Canada&#39;s Food Inspection Agency said today that multiple screening tests indicate a 10-year-old dairy cow may have mad cow disease.
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Canada confirmed a new case of mad cow disease on Tuesday, its 11th since 2003, and said the animal in question was a 13-year-old beef cow from Alberta born before a feed ban designed to prevent the disease.
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SEATTLE - A woman being treated for a brain-wasting condition believed to be related to mad cow disease has died, and an autopsy may help identify the ailment, authorities said.
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WASHINGTON Nov 18, 2004 - A second case of mad cow disease may have turned up in the United States but meat from the suspect animal has not entered the food chain, Agriculture Department officials said Thursday.
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Reuters is reporting that the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has a possible second case of mad cow disease in the United States.
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Depending on your genetic makeup, vCJD (Varian Mad Cow Disease) will manifest itself differently, say researchers. This means vCJD may be present in some areas without being detected (vCJD means the human form of mad cow disease).
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If tests next week prove that the United States has its second case of mad cow disease, cattle industry sources are hoping the animal is an old dairy cow from Canada.
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WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- A final laboratory test has confirmed that an Alberta dairy cow had mad cow disease, the second case Canada has found in its herd, an industry source briefed by veterinary officials said yesterday. "It is positive," the industry source told reporters after a briefing from the agency. The animal did not enter the human or animal food ...
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The US government is investigating a possible new case of mad cow disease, officials said on Thursday, rattling the US cattle industry, food processors and beef-oriented restaurant chains.
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The agent that transmits mad cow and  related diseases may spread further in the body of an animal  suffering from certain illnesses, scientists said on Thursday.
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Washington, DC - A cow suspected of being the nation&#39;s second case of mad cow disease has tested negative for the brain-wasting disease, a relief to the US beef industry.
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Scientists develop a technique they hope will improve detection of mad cow disease (vCJD) in humans.
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Sergio Madrigal watched in despair as federal officials hauled away his 449 calves to be killed after the nation's first case of mad cow disease was discovered in a nearby dairy cow. A year later, Madrigal looks out at his rebuilt herd and smiles &#151; just one of many signs that American ranchers suffered few long-term ill effects from the cow that ruined Christmas 2003.
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The government has been urged to speed up its research into Variant CJD - the human form of mad cow disease. It follows news that more than 460 people in Northern Ireland are being warned that they could have
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An Iowa lab is working to confirm initial tests indicating a sickly US animal had mad cow disease, 11 months after the nation&#39;s first case emerged in Washington state.