A CASE of ‘mad cow disease’ has been discovered on a farm in Essex, officials say. The cow showed symptoms of the deadly disease – formally known as Bovine spongiform encephalopat… ...

2 dead from rare mad cow-like brain disease in Oregon, county health officials say There are about 500 new cases of the disease in humans per year in the US, according to the Creutzfeldt-Jakob ...

This weekend brought the unwelcome news of a confirmed case of BSE, commonly known as mad cow disease, in Ayrshire, Scotland. Here’s what we know so far. The Scottish Government has confirmed that a ...

You don’t hear much about mad cow today, but the threat still looms. Here’s what happened to this nightmare germ. In 1986, farmers in the UK began to report strange behavior among some of ...

Mad Cow Disease: WebMD corrects some of the misconceptions about mad cow disease and its risk to humans. Know more about symptoms, causes, and treatments for the vCJD.

Two decades ago, a dairy cow in Mabton, Washington, was diagnosed with the first known case of mad cow disease in U.S. history. The Madrigal family is still feeling the effects.

Mad Cow executive director Mitzi Maxwell, looks out after the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Mad Cow Theatre's new home on Church Street in downtown Orlando, on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012.

When mad cow first jumped to people in 1996, it set off panic and fascination with the fatal prion disease. ... If you’d like to support us, pick up a Tiny Matters coffee mug! Or through August 11th ...

There is no test to detect mad cow disease in live animals, but 25,000 cows are tested annually “by taking samples from the brain of an animal and testing to see if the infectious agent – the ...