Download Secretary Ann Veneman indicated that the cow was found in Mabton

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
Mad Cow Disease Outbreak in the
United States
Following the Story in USA Today
“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
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
USDA to recall beef linked to
Mad Cow Disease
USA TODAY
24-Dec-03
“…the holstein cow’s 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
Beef Trade quaked…
Beef future trading effectively stopped
on Wednesday
USA TODAY
25-Dec-03
Secretary Ann Veneman indicated that the cow
was found in Mabton and Slaughtered in Chehalis
Washington
USA TODAY
24-Dec-03
Japan
Ban on Beef
US Top Importer
Other countries joining Ban
Mexico
Russia
Brazil
Australia
Taiwan
Singapore
Thailand
Malaysia
Chile
USA TODAY
25-Dec-03
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
Costco store
manager
Dave Ryan says his
store doesn’t
buy meat from the
area where the
disease was found.
12/25/03
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