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Nature 409, 441-442 (25 January 2001) | doi:10.1038/35054193

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Agencies face uphill battle to keep United States free of BSE

Meredith Wadman

US government agencies are confronting a tough test of their much-vaunted ability to maintain a safe food supply, as they scramble to block possible paths for the entry of mad cow disease into the United States. Their latest action is to extend a ban on blood donors from European countries.