Mad Cow Crisis: Health and the Public Good

by Scott Ratzan

In the spring of 1996, when numerous reports of bovine spongioform encephalopathy, popularly known as "mad cow disease," coincided with an outbreak of a similar neuropathological disease in humans, a panic spread across Britain, Europe, and subsequently to the United States. Described as "the biggest crisis the European Union ever had," the mad cow controversy raised important issues about the ways in which risks to the public heath are assessed,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081477511X
• ISBN13: 9780814775110
• Release Date: February 1998
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

This book is not for everyone...

While this book is not for everyone, I would recommend it for researchers who want more objective information on the British BSE situation. It was written before a confirmed case of the disease was found in the U.S., but still provides valuable background on the European development of the issue. The two chapters providing a content analysis of both the British and American media's framing of the disease were particularly helpful.