U.S. to scale down BSE surveillance program. The U.S. is set to scale down its surveillance program for bovine spongiform encephalopathy after confirming a low incidence in the nation. [News Source]

More CWD found in Eastern Panhandle deer. Last year’s discovery of chronic wasting disease in West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle apparently wasn’t a fluke. Four more deer, shot recently by Division of Natural Resources sampling crews, have tested positive for the disease. [News Source]

23 cattle traced to mad cow. Another 23 cattle may have exposed to the same feed as a B.C. cow that tested positive for mad cow disease. [News Source]

Official: Spread of mad cow in U.S. is low. There are probably a few undetected cases of mad cow disease in the United States, but the total -- estimated at four to seven -- is "extraordinarily low," Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns says. [News Source]

Mad-cow testing in US likely to be scaled back. The Bush administration wants to slash spending on its controversial mad-cow disease surveillance program, declaring that the disease is very rare in the U.S. [News Source]

Mad cow rate less than one in a million, says US. Mad cow disease in America hits fewer than one in a million adult cattle, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns said on Friday, unveiling an analysis of the U.S. testing program aimed at reassuring trading partners. [News Source]

More cattle traced back to B.C. mad cow. Another 23 cattle may have been exposed to the same feed as a B.C. cow that tested positive for mad cow disease. [News Source]

Feds believe only 4 to 7 cows infected with mad cow nationwide (Seattle Times) There are probably a few undetected cases of mad-cow disease in the United States, but the total — estimated at four to seven —... [News Source]

Feds: Only 4 to 7 cows infected with mad cow nationwide (Provo Daily Herald) WASHINGTON -- There are probably a few undetected cases of mad cow disease in the United States, but the total -- estimated at four to seven -- is "extraordinarily low," Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns says. The calculation comes from new testing data released Friday.. [News Source]

Mad cow numbers ‘extraordinarily low’ (Houston Chronicle) There are probably a few undetected cases of mad cow disease in the U.S., but the total — estimated at four to seven — is "extraordinarily low," Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns says. The calculation comes from new testing data released Friday. Testing is likely to be scaled back after a panel of independent scientists reviews the figures, Johanns said. [News Source]