Check the import of contaminated meat from Europe (The New Straits Times) IN late 2000, a wave of alarm gripped European nations as "mad cow" disease, or BSE, spread across the continent. At that time, it was reported that more than 80 people in Britain died of the human form of BSE, known as variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD). [News Source]

New form of ‘mad cow’ disease could infect humans (New Scientist) A form of BSE that was first discovered in cows in 2003 can also infect monkeys – experts say screening for the disease is as essential as ever (full text available to subscribers) [News Source]

New form of ‘mad cow’ disease could infect humans (New Scientist) A form of BSE that was first discovered in cows in 2003 can also infect monkeys – experts say screening for the disease is as essential as ever (full text available to subscribers) [News Source]