ABC World News (4/24, lead story, 2:40, Sawyer) reported, "We
begin with a headline we did not expect to see again: Mad cow disease in
this country. ... It has been six years since the last scare, and a
lot of precautions were taken then. So how did this cow get sick? And
how dangerous is this development?" ABC (Wright) added, "It is a
mystery how this cow in Hanford, California contracted the disease."
The New York Times
(4/25, B8, Strom, Subscription Publication) quotes USDA's chief
veterinary officer Dr. John Clifford saying that the cow "was never
presented for human consumption, so it at no time presented a risk to
the food supply or human health." He further pointed out that milk does
"not transmit bovine spongiform encephalopathy, the scientific name for
mad cow disease."
The Wall Street Journal
(4/25, Tomson, Berry, Eckblad, Subscription Publication) reports that
it is the first case identified in the US since 2006. USDA also
explained that the cow was identified as a result of its ongoing testing
of 40,000 cows annually.
The Washington Post
(4/25, Brown, ElBoghdady) reports, "The new case will spark a search
for animals born on the same farm about the same time as the stricken
animal."
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