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Beef cattle crowd together in a feedlot near Barrhead, Alberta, Canada. A Holstein found in the United States to have mad cow disease was born six years ago in Canada and imported into the U.S. before animal food bans were put into place to stop the spread of the disease. (Brendon Dlouhy, Edmonton Sun - AP)
On the Web
• Mad Cow Disease From the Food and Drug Adminstration
• Frequently Asked Questions (FDA)
• Q & A on Disease and Vaccines (FDA)
• Fact Sheet From the World Health Organization
• Mad Cow Disease From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Mad Cow Disease From the European Union
Japan Says Man Died of Mad Cow Disease
Analysts said the discovery of a human case of mad cow disease in Japan may hamper efforts to resume beef imports from the United States.
COMINGS AND GOINGS
USDA Chief Sets Sights on Beef Exports
New Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns began his tenure Monday by pledging to get American beef exports moving again to Japan, a lucrative market that has been closed to U.S. producers since the discovery of mad cow disease in this country in December 2003.
In the News
Canada Finds Third Case of Mad Cow Disease (Post, Jan. 12, 2005)

Mixed Reaction on Canadian Beef (Post, Jan. 4, 2005)

Canada Is Checking Another Animal for Mad Cow Disease (Post, Dec. 31, 2004)

U.S. to Reopen Border for Import of Some Canadian Cattle: After Mad Cow Scare, Northern Neighbor Is Now Considered 'Minimal-Risk Region' for the Disease (Post, Dec. 30, 2004)

USDA Rules Out Mad Cow Disease in Animal: Testing Is Repeated to Verify Results After Earlier Assessments Had Raised Suspicions (Post, Nov. 24, 2004)

Japan to Accept U.S. Beef Again: Deal Calls for Limited Imports After Mad Cow Disease Case (Post, Oct. 24, 2004)

Keeping Mad Cow Out of Cosmetics (Post, Oct. 19, 2004)

Blood Transfusion Linked to 2nd Human Case of Mad Cow (Post, Aug. 6, 2004)

Errors Found in USDA Mad Cow Identification (Post, July 15, 2004)

USDA's Mad Cow Detection Challenged: Report Says Animal Wasn't a 'Downer' (Post, July 14, 2004)

FDA Announces Prohibitions on Some Cattle Parts: Cosmetics, Dietary Supplements Affected in Move to Protect Against Mad Cow Disease (Post, July 10, 2004)

USDA Expands Mad Cow Inquiry: Inspector General to Examine Relaxed Rules on Canadian Beef (Post, July 3, 2004)

Animal Suspected of Having Mad Cow Disease Is Uninfected (Post, July 1, 2004)

The Beef Business Stays Home and Bulks Back Up: Exports Lost to Mad Cow Scare Are Offset (Post, June 11, 2004)

USDA Plans Mad Cow Tests Nationwide (Post, June 1, 2004)

USDA Says It Erred on Beef: But Officials Say Meat Was Safe (Post, May 22, 2004)

USDA Allowed Canadian Beef In Despite Ban (Post, May 20, 2004)

Failure to Test Cow Called a USDA Error: Mad Cow Suspect Used for Pig Feed (Post, May 10, 2004)



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