Brazil Mad Cow Disease

February 23, 2023

Brazil is the largest beef exporter in the world. And China is one of the largest beef consumers in the world. Brazil recently suspended its beef exports to China due to mad cow disease. The disease is also called Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy.

What is Mad Cow Disease?

It is incurable. The disease occurs due to an infection in a protein called a prion.
The disease spreads when cows consume the meat of the cattle that are already infected with the disease.
It is a fat neurodegenerative disease, meaning affects brain cells
Symptoms of the disease include weight loss, trouble walking, etc.
It has a long incubation period and therefore very difficult to identify. The incubation period is the time between the infection and the occurrence of the first symptom.

The outbreak of the disease occurred in the US, China, Egypt, Hong Kong, Chile, UAE, etc.

What will China do now?

The Chinese may look for alternatives. They will probably turn to Australia, Japan or Korea. The relations between Australia and China were not too good in recent times. Australian government ordered the removal of all the Chinese-made cameras in public offices. Maybe, this is an opportunity for the countries to reconcile. However, China may have to pay the extra price as the situation is in favour of Australia!

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