Mad cow has home on U.S. ranges

[depakid]

International experts say the disease is "indigenous" to North America, and it will take drastic measures to stop its spread

02/05/04

JIM BARNETT

RIVERDALE, Md. -- Mad cow disease probably has been established in North America for more than a decade, and Americans should be prepared for the discovery of more domestic cases as it spreads through herds.

A panel of international experts released these findings Wednesday to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman, also urging the Department of Agriculture to toughen protections put into place following the Dec. 23 discovery of an infected Holstein in Washington state.

Those protections, while helpful, are not sufficient to keep mad cow disease from spreading further, or "amplifying," within the North American herd, the researchers concluded.

"We need more, much more," said Ulrich Kihm, a Swiss scientist who led the advisory panel. "If we don't accept and implement measures -- strong measures --then we have this amplification cycle going on and on."

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[liberalnurse]

1. I have been listening to radio

talk show host, Bill Boshears; Scizone. He airs in Ohio on wlw700 Saturday nights. He has been talking about this for many months.

We are in deep trouble regarding our meat supply. His reports address a relationship between Alsheimers Disease....the protien pryons are related.

[iamtechus]

2. Link?

[Gin]

3. how about a link to Parkinsons....there is an outbreak of that too...

when I walk past a meat counter...I get sick to my stomach.

[liberalnurse]

5. You go ahead and jest.....

The same protien pryon is linked with the two, Alsheimers and Mad Cow. Look at the symptoms.....identical.

[liberalnurse]

4. I went to the traditional link.....

This one....

http://www.scifiles.net

and could not get the information. I use to visit his site regularly but DU kept me busy. He is either on Saturday or Sunday nights from 9pm to 12 mn.

I plan on calling and asking if he has made a new web site or something.

tune in:


http://www.700wlw.com


You can listen and call in and discuss the Mad Cow. I listened on my car radio the last few weeks.

Unfortunately, things are not updated or clear on the wlw web site regarding his show. I emailed them for updated information. The data and guest are jaw dropping with realistic fact!

[depakid]

8. Sorry, here it is

here it is

http://www.oregonlive.com/special/madcow/index.ssf?/base/front_page/107598594853210.xml

[MrsMatt]

6. It's been widely speculated

amongst large animal veterinarians that BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopy) has been in the U.S. for many years. The evidence had just been quietly buried.

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