If you were around in the ’90s, you might remember the scare over mad cow disease, but it seems to have quieted down in the intervening years. What happened?
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Sources:
http://www.oie.int/en/animal-health-in-the-world/bse-specific-data/number-of-cases-in-the-united-kingdom/
https://www.cdc.gov/prions/bse/about.html
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https://www.cdc.gov/prions/vcjd/vcjd-reported.html
https://www.cdc.gov/prions/vcjd/risk-travelers.html
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Aphis.usda.gov_BSE_5.jpg
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