n the cattle to more than 94 human cases of vCJD confirmed in Ireland, France, and Britain.
             After the British government announced in 1996 that BSE can be transmitted to humans the amount of beef consumed in Britain plunged and the European Union banned British beef imports.
             To impede BSE from entering the United States and infecting cattle, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) banned the import of British beef and beef products as of 1989. Later in 1997 this ban extended to include imports from all countries in Europe and in 2000 the USDA prohibited the imports of all animals to avoid cross-contamination from other animals. In addition, the USDA banned the use of meat, bone, or fat from mammals in livestock feed.
             The cause of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy has still yet to be proven but however there is strong proof that the disease may be caused by prions that fold into abnormal shapes and become infectious. Other theories suggest that prions work with an u
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