Scots team finds dormant CJD could emerge to claim many more lives. Far more people could be at risk of contracting the human form of mad cow disease than previously thought after new evidence emerged that the condition could lie dormant for years before developing. [News Source]

More people at risk from vCJD. Many more people may be at risk of contracting a variant of Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease than previously thought, according to new research. [News Source]

In Japan, Aussie beef makes a comeback. Australian beef industry has been the biggest beneficiary from the serious troubles U.S. beef is facing in regaining consumer acceptance in Japan. [News Source]

Tagging tests ranchers. Under NAIS, the U.S. Department of Agriculture will require all livestock owners -- even those with just one or two animals -- to electronically tag all livestock on their property and send that data to the federal government. [News Source]

vCJD cases ‘may be hidden in population.’ Many more people could be at risk of contracting the human form of mad cow disease than previously thought, scientists have claimed. [News Source]

Genencor looking to Europe. Genencor International Inc. is preparing to launch a product in Europe that can cleanse medical instruments of the biological contaminants that cause mad cow disease. [News Source]

Mad cow shows sharp drop. In good news on the health front, a United Nations agency has reported an annual 50 per cent drop worldwide over the past three years in cases of Bovine Spongiform Encepalopathy, or mad cow disease. [News Source]

Study raises new fears over human toll from mad cow disease. The final human toll from mad-cow disease could be higher than is conventionally thought because of a potential risk from blood transfusion, a new study says. [News Source]

Will consumers have a beef with test-tube meat? Scientists can grow frog and mouse meat in the lab, and are now working on pork, beef and chicken. [News Source]

Hidden CJD is new threat to thousands. Thousands of people in Britain may be infected with variant CJD, the human equivalent of mad cow disease, without knowing it, research suggests. [News Source]