As you notice that we have not had this disease originate in the US it has all originated in some other country. Also this as usual is getting blown way out of the proportation. This is 1 Cow not the heard like happened in the UK and other place's. Can it be serious yes it can that is not an issue. It need to be evaulated on the whole and not like it is the Black Plague. Is this going to affect how much beef I eat????? Nope