Canadian officials provided records indicating the sick Holstein was in a herd of 74 cattle shipped

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Canadian officials provided records indicating
the sick Holstein was in a herd of 74 cattle
shipped from Alberta, Canada, in August 2001 at
Eastport, Idaho.
USA TODAY 29-Dec-03
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Mad Cow Disease Outbreak in the United
States Following the Story in USA Today
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The 10,410 pounds of meat produced at Vern's
Moses Lake Meats in Moses Lake, Wash., on Dec. 9
where the infected animal was slaughtered has
since made its way to groceries and distributors
in Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Guam,
Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Washington, the
USDA's Ron DeHaven said Sunday.
Recall areas Alaska Montana Hawaii
Idaho Guam Wash. state Oregon California
Nevada
USA TODAY 28-Dec-03
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Risk Estimates
The risk of someone in the USA being infected
right now is "infinitesimal," said Fred
Kilbourne, an actuary in San Diego and an expert
on risk. He calculates the prospect as one in 1
million, the same as the risk of being killed in
a crash of a commercial jet. "The average
American is twice as likely to be killed next
year in a bicycle accident, and 150 times as
likely to be killed in an automobile accident,
and about 1,500 times as likely to die of clogged
arteries," he says.
USA TODAY 28-Dec-03
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USDA to recall beef linked to Mad Cow Disease
USA TODAY 24-Dec-03
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the holstein cows last home was a large dairy
operation in southern Washington state where it
had been since 2001. Authorities also were
scrambling to find where the meat cut from the
animal was sent.
USA TODAY 24-Dec-03
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Beef Trade quaked Beef future trading
effectively stopped on Wednesday
USA TODAY 25-Dec-03
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Secretary Ann Veneman indicated that the cow was
found in Mabton and Slaughtered in Chehalis
Washington
USA TODAY 24-Dec-03
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Japan Ban on Beef US Top Importer
Other countries joining Ban Mexico Russia Brazil A
ustralia Taiwan Singapore Thailand Malaysia Chil
e
USA TODAY 25-Dec-03
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• Mad Cow Emergency Plan
• Designed to cordon off any cattle that my have
  been in contact with the infection
• Never been used before
• Was this the first case? Most critical question
• Trace the ill cow to see what other cows have
  been in contact with it
• Slaughter houses preventing ill cows from being
  included in the food chain

USA TODAY 24-Dec-03
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Costco store manager Dave Ryan says his store
doesnt buy meat from the area where the disease
was found.
12/25/03
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Investigators try to trace infected cow to birth
herd
The risk to human life is extremely
low Secretary Ann Veneman
USA TODAY 25u-Dec-03