Thread: New mad cow case found in Canada

New mad cow case found in Canada

Associated Press - August 16, 2008 11:05 AM ET

OTTAWA (AP) - A new case of mad cow disease was confirmed in Canada, its 14th case since 2003.

Government inspectors say no part of the animal entered the human food system.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the disease was found in a 6-year-old beef cow. The agency did not say where the cow was born.

The agency says it is tracing other cattle in the herd and is trying to determine how the cow became infected with the disease. They say the new case should not affect exports of Canadian cattle or beef.

Mad cow disease causes spongy holes in the brain. In people, a rare but fatal form of the disease has been linked to eating infected tissue from cows.

The inspection agency has said a ban on using animal materials in feed products has virtually eliminated the spread of BSE in Canada, but it said a small number of mad cow cases are still expected to surface.

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Seems like Canada has its act together, which is more than could be said for the short-staffed, under-funded FDA and other agencies looking out for the interest of American residents (legal or illegal).

a small number of mad cow cases are still expected to surface.

Right, because it takes time to manifest.

Dixie