Mad cow round-up

With all the other news of international importance recently, these blurbs have been easy to miss:

• [Oct 4] First Mad Cow case appears in Slovakia
• [Oct 1] A mad-cow like disease is appearing in deer in the western US
• [Sep 23] Mad Cow outbreak confirmed in Japan, which forced a hunt in the US for Japanese cows. In Japan, there’s a 20% decrease in beef consumption but a 20% increase in pork consumption.
• [Sep 19] Mad Cow found (possibly) in Sweden

Food Headlines and VegSource are good resources for current Mad Cow-related info.