USDA orders silence on mad cow in Texas

The Washington Times ^ | May 12, 2004 | Steve Mitchell

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Washington, DC, May. 11 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued an order instructing its inspectors in Texas, where federal mad cow disease testing policies recently were violated, not to talk about the cattle disorder with outside parties, United Press International has learned.

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USDA orders silence on mad cow in Texas

Pretty hard to keep a mad cow from mooing, isn't it?

[In_25_words_or_less]

With current testing policies it seems to me it's not a question of if a group of Americans will come down with mad cow disease, it's simply when . . .

[Huber]

Pretty hard to keep a mad cow from mooing, isn't it?

That's an imMOOtable fact.

[Mr. Burns]

This is a great policy. If mad cow isn't discussed, then it won't be a problem. In the meantime, we should keep the border closed to that dangerous Canadian beef, since we never hear about any diseased animals here.

[weegee]

Any cases of a buffalo contracting "mad cow"?

[weegee]

With some radical socio-economic-political forces, I wouldn't even rule out deliberate contamination of American livestock. It would impact exports as well as the general consumption of beef.

[neverdem]

Any cases of a buffalo contracting "mad cow"?

I haven't heard about any cases of American Bison becoming sick with mad cow disease. It appears that the cause of chronic wasting disease in deer and elk is a similar agent, called a prion.

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1: Rev Sci Tech. 2002 Aug;21(2):305-16.

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Chronic wasting disease in deer and elk in North America.

Williams ES, Miller MW.

Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Wyoming, 1174 Snowy Range Road, Laramie, Wyoming 82070, USA.

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) has emerged as an important disease of wildlife in North America. The disease is a unique member of the transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) or prion diseases, which naturally affect only a few species. Of the TSEs, CWD is the only one found in free-ranging species. However, interest in CWD has recently grown, by association with the better-known TSEs such as variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease of humans and bovine spongiform encephalopathy. Knowledge of the geographic distribution of CWD, though still limited, has greatly improved since the mid-1990s as a result of surveillance in free-ranging deer and elk and in commercially owned Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni), and the disease has now been found in multiple areas of the plains and Rocky Mountain foothills of western North America. Studies of the biology and natural history of CWD over recent years have resulted in a better understanding of the pathogenesis and epidemiology of the disease. Early involvement of the lymphoid tissues of the alimentary tract during the incubation period of CWD suggests plausible routes for agent exit from an infected individual, such as in faeces or saliva. Chronic wasting disease is laterally transmitted and environmental contamination may play an important role in local maintenance of the disease. Studies on the epidemiology of CWD have led to the development of models to help explain the history of CWD and to simulate future impacts on deer and elk populations. Diagnostic tests have been improved, allowing diagnosis early in the incubation period, long before the appearance of clinical disease. Surveillance techniques and programmes have been developed and instituted by wildlife management agencies for free-ranging deer and elk and by state and federal agricultural agencies for privately-owned elk. During the 1990s, perceptions of TSEs have altered dramatically; perhaps most remarkably, the goal of global eradication of all prion diseases is now being discussed.

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May 12 2004 06:43:50

[rwfromkansas]

misleading headline......

no mad cow, just a failure in testing standards.

[eno_]

So even with the failure in testing - of an animal displaying mad cow symptoms - you KNOW there is no mad cow disease here?

[brityank]

With current testing policies it seems to me it's not a question of if a group of Americans will come down with mad cow disease, it's simply when . . .

OK; tin-foil hat in place:

The order, which was obtained by UPI, was issued by Ijaz Qazi, circuit supervisor for the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service's Dallas district, which covers the entire state. It reads: "All BSE inquiries MUST be directed to Congressional Public Affairs Phone 202-720-9113 attention Rob Larew OR Steve Khon. This is an urgent message. Any question contact me. Ijaz Qazi."

Another clinton holdover and Muslim besides?

[rwfromkansas]

Certainly not.

An animal had symptoms of some nervous system disease.

But for the headline to read "mad cow" like the cow tested positive and it is being covered up is not accurate; it is a misleading headline.

Yeah, they appear to try to be hiding something and didn't want any testing done since it would get press then, but the headline still is misleading.

A better one would be, "USDA gags talk on mad cow disease after cow's symptoms kept under wraps."

While a long headline, it is more accurate because it specifies talk about the disease, not a mad cow like there is a confirmed case.

[rwfromkansas]

well, change the second "cow" to "animal"

[lelio]

Going through the indexed madcow keyword I found this interesting article: US Government Won't Let Company Test for Mad Cow which I didn't know about.

I would gladly pay more money for beef that came from a tested cow.

And on a tangent, I'm using the latest Opera web browser (7.5) which has text ads from google at the top and one of them is for "Mad Cow Disease articles" The future has arrived!

[neverdem]

And on a tangent, I'm using the latest Opera web browser (7.5) which has text ads from google at the top and one of them is for "Mad Cow Disease articles" The future has arrived!

Is there a difference between a search engine like "Google.com" and a web browser like "Opera"?

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!!

[PolitBase]

Mad cow ping! (I've posted several mad cow articles in the last few months-- I missed this one!)