The Seattle Times: Mad-cow disease

Friday, October 22, 2004 - Page updated at 02:16 a.m.

The first U.S. case of mad-cow disease was detected in a cow from a farm in Mabton, near Yakima, Washington, in December 2003.

ABOUT MAD-COW DISEASE

·	What you need to know
·	Scientists say risk to humans is small
·	Most agree muscle meat, such as steak, safe to eat
·	Timeline: The worldwide spread of 'mad-cow'
·	How BSE infects cattle
·	For humans, two versions of the disease

MORE INFORMATION

	USDA: Updates on Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)
	FDA: Information on mad-cow disease
	World Health Organization: Information on variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

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