Scientists: Mad cow in U.S. very rare

Despite case of disease in U.S. cow, experts insist beef is safe
Saturday, June 25, 2005; Posted: 2:09 p.m. EDT (18:09 GMT)

NEW YORK (AP) -- The newly identified case of mad cow disease in an animal from an American herd shouldn't worry consumers, experts said, because the condition appears to be very rare and safeguards are in place to protect the food supply.

"It certainly is a minor concern" compared with ordinary food-borne diseases like salmonella and E. coli, said Dr. Richard Johnson of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, an authority on mad-cow-like diseases in animals and...


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