Is mad cow disease in Europe?
Mad cow disease is known scientifically as bovine spongiform
encephalopathy, or BSE for short. The disease was first identified
in the United Kingdom and spread to many countries in Europe before
it was understood. However, since the mid-1990s, most countries
have instituted preventive measures to stop the spread of BSE and
cases of BSE are now quite rare. I would expect within the next 10
years or so for the world to be declared free of BSE, and the
incidence of BSE in Europe today (2011) is very low.