NVSL
Description
NVSL's Ames, Iowa laboratory unleashes presumptive positive mad cow diagnosis from Nebraska cattle tissue, slamming quarantined herds into national crisis crosshairs. Doctors Bedrosien and Califf hurl the verdict at Leo McGarry in the Roosevelt Room, exposing 12,000 tested amid 40 million at stake—worst-case national emergency and class-one recall loom as this federal testing nerve center propels White House into economic Armageddon, bridging veterinary frontline to presidential resolve.
Event Involvements
Events with structured involvement data
S3E8
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The Women of Qumar
Leo Briefed on Presumptive Mad Cow Case
Bedrosien reveals NVSL in Ames conducted first-round tissue tests yielding presumptive mad cow positive from Nebraska downer cow; as federal veterinary nerve center, it propels the briefing, arming Leo with data on vast untested herds amid potential recalls.
Active Representation
Via test results relayed by attending doctors
Power Dynamics
Scientific authority informing executive action
Institutional Impact
Elevates agricultural monitoring into national security paradigm
Organizational Goals
Execute rapid bovine disease screening
Flag presumptives to trigger higher alerts
Influence Mechanisms
Authoritative lab assays
Quarantine and sampling protocols