mad cow disease

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Recognizing that mad cow disease was 50 times as likely to be present in downer cows as in ambulatory animals, the U.S. Department of Agriculture ordered the largest meat recall in American history, covering 143 million pounds of beef. Wayne Pacelle, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2015 In 1989, the United States banned lamb and beef imports from Britain after an outbreak of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, otherwise known as mad cow disease. Remy Tumin, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025 Chinese authorities suspended the exports in November after Irish veterinary officials discovered a case of atypical bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease. Sylvia Hui, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2024 Since mad cow disease was first seen in 1995, more than 140 people worldwide have died from vCJD as the result of consuming contaminated beef. Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for mad cow disease

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1988, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mad cow disease was in 1988

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