Mad Cow Disease

Even If Bovine Disease Has Reached U.S., Precautions Have Stopped Spread

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, December 18th, 2001

There's a small chance that mad cow disease has reached the United States undetected - brought by British cattle during the 1980s - but government prevention measures would have stopped it from spreading, researchers say.

The Harvard University study said it is "extremely unlikely'' that the disease will ever take hold in U.S. herds, mainly because of a 1997 ban on the use of meat and bone meal in cattle feed. But there are additional steps that would significantly reduce the risk even more, including new restrictions on animal feed and meat processing, the researchers said. Federal officials said they were considering those measures and announced plans to increase...

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