UK confirms case of 'mad cow' disease

Health authorities in the United Kingdom confirmed last Friday (17) a case of the disease of the "mad cow", bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). The disease, which emerged in the country and became known worldwide after an outbreak between the 1980s and 1990s, returned to the news after Brazil confirmed occurrences in Minas Gerais and Mato Grosso in early September. Mad cow: remember the disease that became known in the 80s and 90s after an outbreak in the UK According to the Animal and Plant Health Agency of the United Kingdom (APHA), the occurrence took place in the southwestern region of England, in Somerset, and was of the "classic" type, which is usually caused by contamination, different from Brazil (understand below). In a statement, the agency said the case poses "no risk to food safety" and that the animal was euthanized. Since 2014, the British have identified 5 cases of "mad cow". The origin of the disease is still unknown and the APHA has stated that restrictions on ...