Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Quick response averts market scare in mad cow case

(AP) -- The announcement that mad cow disease was spotted in a California cow drew a rapid response this week from the beleaguered American beef industry, which has been enduring one crisis after another for more than a ...

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Canada says mad cow born two years after regulations toughened

Canada's food safety organization says a cow discovered on an Alberta farm with mad cow disease was born two years after the government imposed a tougher ban on animal feed to guard against the disease.

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US animal feed, beef safe from mad cow: FDA

US food safety authorities on Thursday called a new case of mad cow disease in California "atypical" and said they were confident in measures to prevent the disease from spreading via animal feed.

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Brazil probes suspected case of mad cow disease

Brazil is probing a suspected case of "atypical" mad cow disease detected in the country, one of the world's biggest beef exporters, authorities said Friday.

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France reports lone case of mad cow disease

France has confirmed an isolated case of mad cow disease in a five-year-old cow that died in the northeast Ardennes region.

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