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CNN - Mad Cow Disease Fear Sparks Proposed Ban On Sheep Offal - July 23, 1996
CNN.com
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9607/23/mad.sheep/

Extractions: Web posted at: 8:30 p.m. EDT (0030 GMT) From Correspondent Margaret Lowrie LONDON (CNN) British farmers are still fighting the European Union's ban on the sale of British beef, but said Tuesday they welcome, as a precautionary measure, a possible EU ban on the sale and export of sheep offal, not just from Britain, but from all of Europe. As Sir David Naish of the National Farmers Union explained, some scientific work has shown that sheep might be able to contract Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, better known as mad cow disease, by eating feed contaminated with infected cow remains. "There may well be a case for excluding certain offals from sheep," he said, "and given that, it must be the right way for the commission to tell all their consumers that they're on top of the situation, and that this is the way it should be addressed," Naish said. The EU's agriculture commissioner, Franz Fischler, raised the issue of a ban after French laboratory tests showed BSE could be transmitted to sheep. The risks are low, the European Union agriculture commissioner said, but it is worthwhile to take precautionary measures, and hopefully keep the world from dropping lamb like a hot brick. It's not clear what practical effect a ban will have, since sheep offal the brains, spinal cord and spleen of sheep is not used in Britain anyway. "It will have an effect on us," said one British butcher, "but at the moment I don't think it will, if they handle this properly, whereas the beef was very badly handled."
Can It Happen Here? The Puzzle Of Mad Cow Disease
The Puzzle of mad cow disease. mad cow disease has caused the deaths of 160,000 cattlein Britain in the past decade, and more are still coming down with it.
http://www.mercola.com/beef/mad_cow_here.htm

Extractions: Main Article on Beef Fatty Acid Deficiencies Benefits Grass Fed Beef ... References Health Resources Complete Nutrition Plan Less Grains / Sugars More Omega 3 More Water ... Recommended Products Can It Happen Here? The Puzzle of Mad Cow Disease It's an unappetizing accompaniment to those summer-evening barbecues: the nagging concern that mad cow disease, which raised fears over the safety of British beef in 1996, may lurk here as well. Behind the concerns are occasional reports of similar symptoms in other countries, and not just in cattle. A new book about the outbreak and similar diseases, "Deadly Feasts," by Richard Rhodes, makes for unsettling reading. There's no reason to think that the British mad cow epidemic, or the fatal human disease that has apparently been linked to it, has crossed the Atlantic. But given what's known about how mad cow disease arose in Britain, there's reason to believe that we could breed our own native version. Should U.S. consumers worry about the safety of the meat they're eating? There's clearly no reason to panic. But unfortunately, no one knows precisely how widespread such diseases are, or how hazardous they might be to people, which makes it difficult for consumers and policy-makers to decide what to do.
BSE In Europe
Statistics on mad cow disease (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy) by country and by year.
http://ourworld.cs.com/j1braakman/BSE.htm
CBC News - Indepth: Mad Cow: The Science And The Story
Since its official diagnosis in 1986, mad cow disease or bovine spongiform encephalopathy,BSE, has been a puzzle for scientists, a headache for governments
http://cbc.ca/news/indepth/madcow/

Extractions: A Crisis for Britain Since its official diagnosis in 1986, mad cow disease or bovine spongiform encephalopathy, BSE, has been a puzzle for scientists, a headache for governments, and a worry for consumers of beef. The disease, currently threatening herds throughout the EU, was initially centred in Britain. A veterinarian working with cattle saw the first signs of BSE there in 1985. The following year, Britain's central veterinary laboratory officially diagnosed mad cow disease. Its origins were a mystery, and its similarity to a human disease, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, CJD, were troubling. Researchers started looking for the source of BSE, and experimenting to see if the disease could be transmitted between species. In 1988, as a precautionary measure, the British government ordered cattle infected with BSE to be slaughtered. Bans were imposed on the sale of milk from cows suspected of having mad cow disease. The practice of using animal products in cattle feed was also stopped. This latter measure was taken because scientists began to suspect BSE may have come from sheep infected with a similar disease called scrapie.
Mad Cow Calculator
Calculates whether eating beef will more likely give you a heart attack or mad cow disease.
http://www.doctorzebra.com/madcow/index.html

Extractions: The Mad Cow Calculator is an educational tool that attempts to answer a simple question: Which is the greater risk from eating beef heart attack or Mad Cow Disease? Why the Mad Cow Calculator? Heart attacks, by far, are the #1 killer of adults in the civilized world. In making personal health decisions, people should pay more attention to preventing heart attacks and less attention to rare conditions such as Mad Cow Disease. The Calculator backs up that statement with numbers. How do I use the Mad Cow Calculator? Click here to start using the Mad Cow Calculator. How Can I Learn More about the Mad Cow Calculator? You can read details about the Mad Cow Calculator. Back Doctor Zebra Home Contact Us Use the Calculator
Mad Cow Disease By Dr. Lorraine Day, M.D.
mad cow disease What the Government Isn't Telling You! What is Mad CowDisease? Mad What are the symptoms of mad cow disease? Symptoms
http://www.drday.com/madcow.htm

Extractions: Mad Cow Disease is the common term for Bovine Spongiform Encepholopathy (BSE), a progressive neurological disorder of cattle which can be transmitted to other species, including humans. In humans, it is called Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, after the two doctors who first described the symptoms of the disease. The disease in cattle is called Bovine Spongiform Encepholopathy because this form of the disease occurs in cows (therefore, the term bovine), it causes a sponge-like destruction of the brain (therefore, the term spongiform encepholopathy - enceph means brain and pathy means pathology - meaning an abnormality).
Crazy Cows!
Collection of editorial cartoons on the subject of mad cow disease (BSE).
http://cagle.slate.msn.com/news/madcow/main.asp
Mad Cow Disease
The links we collected on BSE or mad cow disease provide valuable background informationon the science, health risks, impact on trade and comments in the news
http://www.britannia.com/news/madcow.html

Extractions: Mad Cow Diseaase - Vacation Packages - Virtual Tours TRAVEL - UK Travel Directory - Planning Resources - Reservations - London Guide - Wales on Britannia - Scotland - Earth Mysteries - News - Events - Arts Directory - Museums - Literature - Theatre BUSINESS CENTRE - Business Directory SHOPPING - Storefront - Books - Music - Magazines Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy has been out of the headlines for a while now, but we can't let a fun illustration go to waste, now can we? The links we collected on BSE or Mad Cow Disease provide valuable background information on the science, health risks, impact on trade and comments in the news caused by the disease.
Mad Cow Disease (BSE) - A New Age / Prophecy Analysis
Revelation 13 mad cow disease (BSE) A New Age / Prophecy Analysis. The Moo heard round the world . The issue of Mad-Cow Disease
http://www.revelation13.net/BSE.html

Extractions: But the disease would never have spread if England's beef farmers had not been feeding ground up cow remains to cows to make them grow faster, which spread the disease to other cattle. This being the equivalent of cannibalism in cattle, this beef farming practice is also used elsewhere in the world. If they had fed the cattle ground-up leftover fish instead, then this never would have happened. And another terrible thing about BSE is that the infectious prion molecules that spread it are very hard to destroy by heat or chemicals, and can last years in the soil. So you can't just bury BSE infected cattle, you have to incinerate them at high temperatures. So a widespread epidemic of BSE could contaminate the environment with infectionious prions. And noone knows if other feed animals such as pigs and chicken can also spread BSE, or whether other products of cattle such as leather can spread BSE. Maybe you can get it from your leather wallet, noone knows yet. Mad-Cow Disease infecting people's brains was announced on March 20 1996 in England as the Comet Hyakutake passed by the constellation (I mean constellation, not astrological sign) Virgo the Virgin. I think that virgo the Virgin represents Isis, the Egyptian Goddess portrayed with cow's horns, giving us a "cow" connection. And Virgo may also represent Europa, representing Europe, who rides a bull, again giving us a "cow" connection. And Europa on a bull sounds like the woman in the Bible's last chapter, the Book of Revelation, Revelation 17 named "Babylon" who rides the beast of the Antichrist described in Revelation 13 (which may be
Jack's "Bugs In The News" - What The Heck Is Mad Cow Disease?
~~~ What the Heck is Mad Cow Disease? ~~~ As of 2001, the spread of mad cow diseasein Europe including, Great Britain,Ireland, The Netherlands, France
http://people.ku.edu/~jbrown/madcow.html

Extractions: As of 2001, the spread of mad cow disease in Europe - including, Great Britain,Ireland, The Netherlands, France, Spain, Germany, Belgium, Denmark and Portugal and the appearance of the variant form of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) in humans in many of these nations, is continuing to cause great concern among officials in Europe and in the United States. A couple of years ago the United States, in order to protect the blood supply, banned blood obtained from any donor who lived in Great Britain or Ireland for six months between 1980 and 1996. These individuals are not allowed to be blood donors to the United States blood supply, for life. The issue has become even more of a concern as the spread of this disease occurs in Europe. As a consequence, the United States is considering extending the ban of donation of blood from individals who may have lived for a time in other European countries. Reports of diseased cattle in the British Isles and in many nations of Europe has again raised concern about the possible transmission between species of a yet-to-be clearly identified infectious agent. The syndrome presently affecting many of the cattle in the British Isles, "Mad Cow" disease, is a normally extremely rare neurological disorder that affects the central nervous system of the animal. The brain of the animal is slowly, progressively, severely damaged. It is a kind of disease which falls into the category of disease known as
CJD, BSE, NvCJD Information (alias Mad Cow Disease)
A review of literature, research and historical data on these diseases, compiled under the auspices Category Science Technology BSE Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy on BSE and CJD reviewed by a scientific panel of experts in the fields of veterinarymedicine, prion/protein studies, neuropathology, and disease surveillance.
http://www.bseinfo.org/
TwURLed World: Mad Cow Disease In The Blood
twURLed World mad cow disease in the Blood. Has reading the news reduced yourappetite for hamburgers? Ever wonder what's behind all that Mad Cow news?
http://www.twurled-world.com/MadCow/cover.htm

Extractions: Has reading the news reduced your appetite for hamburgers? Ever wonder what's behind all that "Mad Cow" news? Worried about health care professionals' exposure to even more than HIV and hepatitis? This webbed collection of URLs answers some directed questions about the prion family of diseases and its relation to the agriculture and health industries. This topic web is obsolete although many links and pages are still viable. Download the older web, May 2001 , in its entirety if you're interested in this topic. For more information on the twURLed World and how this web was built. We pair our curiosity questions about the disease with what we've learned about how organizations are using the web. Follow the links into the "twURLed World" web then onto the original sites, see the "Top 10" of links, use our numerically valued ranking (# of links, keywords), or check out our rankings of the most influential and relevant pages. What's the disease here? What species are affected? Is it all the same? Why is it so dangerous?
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE, Mad Cow Disease)
mad cow disease and South Africa. The recent admission by the UK Governmentthat up to 10 cases of the very rare CreutzfeldtJakob
http://www.uct.ac.za/microbiology/bsepage.htm
Mad Cow Disease
mad cow disease Another Ugly Side of Beef EarthSaves message took centerstage when the Oprah Winfrey Show tackled mad cow disease in midApril.
http://www.earthsave.org/news/madcow.htm

Extractions: Home Chapters Programs News ... Contact Mad Cow Disease Another Ugly Side of Beef Still Crazy After All These Years Another mainstream newspaper was also having a beef with beef. “Meat-eaters learned more in the past week than they ever wanted to know about the origins of a hamburger," the Wall Street Journal reported. "The British experience of Mad Cow Disease—and its links to commercial livestock feed and human illness—forever dispelled the image of contented cows grazing on sweet grass and hay. Modern agribusiness isn't like ‘Green Acres’... Most Americans are unfamiliar with farm life and were shocked to find that modern agriculture had made cattle into carnivores [and cannibals], fattened on meat and bone from sheep and cows.”[6] EarthSave in the Spotlight Truth or Consequences The US government has been equally tight-lipped on the subject of Mad Cow Disease, says investigative reporter John Stauber, author of Toxic Sludge is Good For You, an exposé of the public relations industry. “For seven years the USDA, the FDA and the multi-billion dollar animal livestock industry have cooperated in a public relations cover-up of potentially massive health risks to animals and people in the US,” Stauber says. “The government sought to protect the economic interests of the powerful meat and animal feed industries, while denying the existence of risks to animals and humans."[18]
Mad Cow Disease
Compiled by Humane Society of the United States mad cow disease FactSheet. What Is mad cow disease (technically known as Bovine
http://www.earthsave.org/lyman/madcow1.htm

Extractions: What Is Mad Cow Disease (technically known as Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy or SCE)? Spongiform encephalopathies are nervous system disorders in which nerve cells of the brain die, causing the brain to assume a sponge-like appearance. BSE is the term applied to this malady as it affects cows and was first recognized in November 1986. Affected cows show clinical signs such as belligerence, confusion and poor coordination. A brain biopsy is presently the only way to confirm a BSE diagnosis. What causes BSE? Scientists call the agent believed to cause BSE a "prion," an infectious protein lacking nucleic acid. Prions are thought to multiply by setting off a chain reaction that damages nearby healthy cellular proteins, converting normal proteins into abnormal ones. Traditional methods to destroy microbes do not work on prions. They show resistance to normal forms of sterilization, such as common disinfectants, ultraviolet or ionizing radiation, and autoclaving. And contaminated tissue samples fixed in formalin have been found to still be infectious.
Cyberspace Clinic - MAD COW DISEASE (1)
CROATIA, mad cow disease Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (CreutzfeldtJacobDisease) NEWS COWS AND MADNESS AROUND THE WORLD EXPERTS
http://public.srce.hr/~mprofaca/madcow.html
Eu2001.se - DEBATE - Against The Background Of Mad Cow Disease, The Question Of
Against the background of mad cow disease, the question of the consumer's rightto safe foodstuffs has become a hot issue. Dare you trust European food?
http://www.eu2001.se/eu2001/forum/default.asp?iTopic=80
ABCNEWS.com : Could The Environment Trigger Mad Cow?
What if it turns out that the human form of mad cow disease is triggered by Isthe environment responsible for mad cow disease and its human counterpart?
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/living/SecondOpinion/secondopinion010525.html

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MEL: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) Or "Mad Cow Disease"
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) or mad cow disease . British MedicalJournal New Variant CreutzfeldJakob Disease/BSE/mad cow disease;
http://mel.lib.mi.us/health/health-BSE.html

Extractions: Michigan.gov Home HAL Home MeL Internet MeL Magazines and eBooks Health Information Resources About the Health Collection Back to the Health Index Medline Evaluating Health Information ... Michigan Health and Hospitals British Medical Journal New Variant Creutzfeld-Jakob Disease/BSE/Mad Cow Disease Centers for Disease Control BSE and CJD Information and Resources CDC Health Information for International Travel Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy ("Mad Cow Disease") and New Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (nvCJD) Food Marketing Institute Backgrounder: Bovine Growth Hormone or Bovine Somatropin Information concerning BSE for the scientific world (Bovine spongiform encephalopathy) [or "Mad Cow Disease"] Steve Dealler MSNBC Health pages: The mysteries of mad cow disease The Official Mad Cow Page Sperling Biomedical Foundation Organic Consumers Association Mad Cow Disease and Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) UK BSE Inquiry Homepage Includes UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs BSE USDA APHIS Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) What the Heck is "Mad Cow" Disease?
BSE In Europe
Contains statistics on mad cow disease by country and by year.
http://home.hetnet.nl/~mad.cow/

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