Florida Mad Cow disease: PETA responds ‘It’s Mad to Eat Meat’
In response to reports that a 6-year-old cow in Florida tested positive for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)—commonly known as “mad cow disease”—PETA plans to place a billboard in Tallahassee More...
Russia: Rosselkhoznadzor temporarily bans cattle products from Romania due to ‘mad cow disease’ outbreak
A bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) outbreak was registered in the territory of Cluj county of Romania, as the OIE reported. In this connection the Rosselkhoznadzor decided to impose temporary restrictions More...
Texas: Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease death confirmed, infection likely occurred overseas
Laboratory tests have confirmed a diagnosis of variant CJD (a fatal brain disorder) in a patient who recently died in Texas. The confirmation was made when laboratory results from an autopsy of the patient’s brain More...
Cattle trade organization responds to second Brazil BSE case
In response to the recent report from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), which showed a case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) confirmed in Mato Grosso, Brazil, the largest producer-only cattle More...
Germany detects ‘Mad Cow disease’ case during targeted surveillance
A cow from a farm in the eastern Germany city of Brandenburg was detected to have bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). or “mad cow disease” at slaughter, according to a World Organization for More...
Germany reports rare form of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in cow
A cow tested positive for a rare form of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) as part of the German targeted BSE, or mad cow disease surveillance system, according to a World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) More...
Brazil reports first case of ‘Mad Cow disease’ in a cow that died two years ago
In a case, that has left U.S. cattle producers critical of the government’s reliance on foreign countries and the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), Brazil has reported its first case of bovine spongiform More...
