Latest Mad Cow Disease News

Infection fears in suspected CJD case.
Friday October 13th 2006, 6:00 pm

Australian health authorities are testing to confirm if a hospital patient died from the human form of mad cow disease. [News Source]

Chronic wasting disease found in animals (AP via Yahoo! News)
Friday October 13th 2006, 5:21 pm

Researchers in Wyoming have found chronic wasting disease in the heart muscle tissue of infected white-tailed deer and elk, the University of Wyoming has announced. [News Source]

PlayStation’s serious side: Fighting disease (Financial Express)
Friday October 13th 2006, 1:30 pm

Kids aiming to persuade their parents to buy the PlayStation 3 have some new ammunition -- donating their PS3's down time to researchers could help cure Alzheimer's, Parkinson's or mad cow disease. [News Source]

BSE likely came from feed (Iowa Farmer)
Friday October 13th 2006, 11:35 am

OTTAWA (AP) -- An Alberta, Canada, dairy cow that was diagnosed last month with BSE (mad-cow disease) probably contracted the disease from contaminated feed, federal regulators said. [News Source]