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A phrase like “mad cow” is sure to whip up a media frenzy. When the USDA confirmed last week the first case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in six years, news...
The first confirmed case of mad cow disease in the U.S. since 2006 surfaced in California's Central Valley on Tuesday, triggering concerns about food safety. But health officials stressed...
Prion diseases such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (vCJD) are able to jump species much more easily than previously thought. A study...