title: Mad cow disease risk in the United States. Does perceived threat overshadow true likelihood of occurrence?
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gray
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kreindel
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ropeik
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D007562:Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission; D016643:Encephalopathy, Bovine Spongiform / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D017096:Prion Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission; D012307:Risk Factors; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology