US EditionMad cow disease detected on UK farm as animal culled - Liverpool Echo
- Officials confirmed the detection of a single cow infected with an unusual form of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy at a farm in Essex in 2025, and the animal was humanely euthanized to prevent disease spread.
- The case arose despite strict surveillance and control measures established after past BSE outbreaks caused by contaminated animal feed.
- Atypical BSE occurs spontaneously at low levels, is non-contagious, and the affected cow showed clinical symptoms but never entered the food chain.
- Dr James Cooper stated, "There is no food safety risk," and authorities confirmed no threat to public health or the wider industry.
- The prompt detection and removal of the cow highlight the effectiveness of current surveillance systems, maintaining Great Britain's controlled BSE risk status.
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UK identifies atypical case of mad cow disease
A cow in Essex tested positive for a rare, non-contagious form of BSE, just one day after Britain and the EU struck a post-Brexit deal easing food checks. Officials insist there is no consumer safety risk and that beef exports remain unaffected.
Mad cow disease confirmed on UK farm as animal shows symptoms of 90s outbreak
A CASE of “mad cow disease” has been discovered on a farm in Essex, officials say. The cow showed symptoms of the deadly disease – formally known as Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) – that ravaged Britain’s cattle herds in the 1990s and led to millions of cattle being slaughtered. GettyA cow on a farm in Essex had to be culled after it showed symptoms of BSE[/caption] During one memorable PR shoot for British beef in 1990, Agriculture Mini…
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