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Examines the impact of mad-cow disease in Great Britain since the disease first appeared in 1996. Number of Britons who have died due to variant Creutzfeldt Jakob disease (vCJD), a brain-wasting malady linked to the consumption of contaminated beef; Yearly statistics related vCJD deaths in Great Britain, indicating that the deaths are declining, according the U.K. Department of Health; Estimated number of vCJD cases in the next 75 years, according to researchers at London's Imperial college; Comments from Christl Donnelly, an epidemiologist at Imperial and one of the authors of a study published in the online journal, "BMC Infectious Diseases," regarding the inflated predictions of vCJD cases; Reasons for caution, focusing on the unknown incubation period of the disease.

Focuses on the allegations of the Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee against the meat industry in Great Britain in 2001 for withholding information the mad cow disease.

Reports that preliminary tests suggest that British sheep may have been infected with mad-cow disease in the early 1990s.

Presents an article on the social and economic effects of the foot and mouth disease epidemic in Great Britain.

Discusses how the export of meat-and-bone meal from Great Britain could have spread bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease. Description of the exported meal, which is made from pulverized cattle parts and was shipped to the United States, Eastern Europe, Africa and Asia; Potential for the transmission of BSE, which can be passed to humans and become Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.

Deals with the results of an inquiry on how the British government is handling the mad cow disease crisis. Criticism on the lack of importance placed on the human-health risks posed by the disease; Why the government could not have prevented its spread; Compensation for victims of the human variant of the mad cow disease.

Reports on the impact of Great Britain government's report on mad-cow disease or bovine spongiform encephalopathy to the faith of British society in science. Impact of the report on people's trust in the government; How the government handled the problem of mad-cow disease; Information on mad-cow disease.

Reports on the rebound in domestic consumption of beef in Great Britain. The scare from the so-called mad-cow disease; Reason scientists believe that people can eat British beef without fear of the brain disease; The British government's decision to reduce the risk of infection by destroying nearly all the plasma from all blood donations in Britain; The question of overreaction to the problem; Brief background of research on bovine spongiform encephalopathy or BSE.

Looks at the epidemic of `mad-cow disease' in Great Britain in 1996, believed to have resulted in the death of at least 10 humans, which raises the discussion of the link between bovine spongiform encephalopathy and Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in humans. How Harash Narang had offered the British government a new test for mad-cow disease in 1989, but the Brits refused his offer; Concern over methods in the beef industry; The question of safety surrounding English beef.

Reports on British Prime Minister John Major's reconsideration of Great Britain's plans to cull the country's cattle herds in an effort to eradicate mad-cow disease. Action's impact on British relations with the European Union.

Reports that the British government has conceded that the `mad-cow' disease can also be transmitted from infected cows to newborn calves. Blow of the revelation on the beef industry; Question as to the action that will be taken by the government; Findings on bovine spongiform encephalopathy by the US Department of Agriculture.

Reports that the European Union has welcomed the British government's plan to combat `mad-cow' disease or bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). Retention of the ban on British beef exports; Potential links between Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and BSE; Plans of the British government to challenge the ban on court; Need for a concrete framework for export restrictions.

Reports on plans by the British government to launch a damage-control effort to limit the economic and political stigma caused by BSE or mad-cow disease. Consideration of culling herds of cattle to reduce infection risks; Plans for repealing a beef export ban against the country by the European Commission; Budget reserved for culling operations.

Discusses the incidence of mad cow disease and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in Great Britain. Risk of contracting Creutzfeldt-Jakob according to World Health Organization's Lindsay Martinez; Lack of knowledge about both diseases; Number of British people that can be afflicted with both diseases each year. INSET: More questions than answers..