Mad Cow Suspect in Washington State

Oh, gads, and I just ate a burger. Do we have to kill all the cows now?

UPDATE: From the Fox News article (emphasis mine):

A form of mad cow disease can be contracted by humans if they eat infected beef or nerve tissue, and possibly through blood transfusions.

And here:

Scientists believe humans can be infected with the brain-wasting disease by eating meat contaminated with diseased brain or spinal column material. BSE is usually not found in meat like steaks and roasts.

In other words, the muscle cuts of meat are not known to transmit the disease, although it still remains if meat such as hamburger is completely free of spinal cord and brain tissue. Perhaps we can eat our burgers in safety. Here's some more info from Fox.

And here, Asia reacts by banning beef imported from the U.S. Testing is reported to be completed within the week.

Here, the UPI reports on the contention that BSE (Mad Cow) has been in U.S. beef herds for a while.