Mad cow disease appears mysteriously in the US and issues alert

Last Friday, the 19th, health authorities in the United States identified an atypical case of mad cow disease in a beef cow at a slaughterhouse located in the state of South Carolina.

In a statement, the US Department of Agriculture said the animal in question was never intended for human consumption. and at no time posed a risk to the food supply or public health in the United States. United. This prompt detection and action by the authorities are aimed at ensuring food safety and protecting the health of the population.

According to the agency, the United States has a "negligible risk status" with regard to encephalopathy. bovine spongiformis disease (BSE), known as “mad cow disease”, as the disease is officially called neurological. The agency also stated that it does not expect any commercial impact from this discovery.

Atypical case of mad cow disease detected in the US

The condition is associated with the fatal human form of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease if contaminated meat is consumed by humans. The atypical variant of BSE occurs sporadically in older cattle, without a direct relationship to the feeding with meat and bone meal from infected animals, as occurs in the classic form of illness.

It is correct to state that this is the seventh time that bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) has been detected in the United States. United States over the last 20 years, with most of these cases being the atypical form of the disease, with the exception of one case.

The authorities point out that, historically, previous cases of BSE in several countries, such as the United States, Canada, Israel, Europe and Japan, have resulted in disruptions to the global food trade, with significant economic impacts in the order of billions of dollars. dollars.

Even with the new discovery of the disease, they are confident that it will not alter the United States' negligible risk status with respect to trade.

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