Mad cow disease found in California; no human threat seen WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. authorities reported the first U.S. case of mad cow disease in six years on Tuesday and quickly assured consumers and global importers that meat from the California dairy cow did not enter the food chain. John Clifford, the USDA's chief veterinary officer, said the case was "atypical" and that there was "no cause for alarm" from the animal. Cows can contract the ... Factbox: Mad cow cases in U.S. and Canada (Reuters) - The following are key dates in the spread of mad cow disease in Canada and the United States. The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed on Tuesday the fourth U.S. case of mad cow, formally known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), in a dairy cow in central California. First discovered in Great Britain in 1986, mad cow disease destroys the brain of cattle and a similar fatal ... Mad cow case found, but meat supply deemed safe U.S. officials announced a case of mad cow disease in a dairy cow in California. It is only the fourth such case detected in the U.S. since the first case was identified in 2003. Mad cow reemergence may hamper California's beef, dairy industries The reemergence of mad cow disease, discovered in a California dairy cow, could have major implications for the state's meat industry, even though officials have said that the human food supply is unaffected. New case of mad cow disease in California The first new case of mad cow disease in the U.S. since 2006 has been discovered in a dairy cow in California, but health authorities said Tuesday the animal never was a threat to the nation's food supply.The ... Instant View: Mad cow disease found in California (Reuters) - The U.S. Agriculture Department confirmed on Tuesday that it found a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease, the nation's fourth, in a dairy cow in California. The USDA has begun to notify the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) as well as its trading partners, but the finding should not affect U.S. beef exports, said John Clifford, the USDA's chief ... Mad cow disease found in California Top beef exporter the United States revealed Tuesday that a case of mad cow disease had been discovered in California as it scrambled to reassure consumers around the world. Mad cow in California: Beef and milk are safe, officials say Federal regulators on Tuesday said the food supply was not threatened even though mad cow disease was found in a dairy cow in the Central Valley. The carcass "was never presented for slaughter for human consumption, so at no time... California 'mad cow' case found The US Department of Agriculture confirms it has detected a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or 'mad cow' disease, in a California dairy cow. Mad cow disease found in California; USDA says no human threat WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Agriculture Department confirmed on Tuesday a California dairy cow had mad cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), the fourth such U.S. case since it was first found here in 2003, but said no parts of the animal entered the nation's food supply. John Clifford, the USDA's chief veterinary officer, said there was "no cause for alarm" from the animal ...
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