A rare case of mad cow disease, also known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), has been detected at a slaughter plant in South Carolina but poses no threat to humans or other cattle. It is only ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has confirmed an atypical case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in an approximately five-year-old or old beef cow at a slaughter plant in South ...

A case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy—more colorfully known as mad cow disease—has been detected on a farm in the Netherlands. It’s the first time that an infected cow has been reported in the ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Clemson University announced that a cow recently tested positive for atypical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or Mad Cow Disease after it arrived at a South ...

Finding so-called prions in skin samples may lead to early diagnosis of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. But the discovery also hints at possible risks from surgery. By Denise Grady Ireland has met American ...

A cow at a beef processing facility in South Carolina has tested positive for atypical bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or “mad cow disease,” according to The State. The cow, which was around 5 years ...

Here's a look at Mad Cow Disease, a fatal brain disease found in cattle. Facts:It has been linked to a fatal brain disease in humans called variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD). The official name ...

More cows will be destroyed at the Aberdeenshire farm where a case of BSE has been found, but Scotland's chief veterinary officer has insisted there is "no need to panic". The case of so-called Mad ...

The California dairy cow found to have mad cow disease was very old for a milk producer and had been euthanized after it became lame and started lying down, federal officials revealed in their latest ...

News about Mad Cow Disease (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy), including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.