Proof it has begun: Follow the events. (I cannot take credit for compiling this, it was found on another forum.) -5/3, but not reported until 5/16: Mad-cow Testing Equipment Nabbed by Thieves Link -5/3, but not reported until 5/17: Stolen medical equipment may carry deadly brain disease Link -5/4: Atlanta man bitten by rabid bat Link -5/4: A man’s illness could have been transmitted by BSE Link -5/7, about the same cow as seen on 5/18 and without referencing the above: Atypical BSE Has Never Led To Human vCJD - But Could It? Link -5/9: Fox attacked Morganton, Ga., woman, tested positive for rabies Link -5/11: Suspected human rabies exposures surge in Palm Beach, FL Link -5/14: North Georgia officials warn residents of rabies increase Link -5/15: Florida Raccoon Tested Positive for Rabies Link -5/15: Hazmat teams blow up mysterious smoking drum in Hollywood, FL Link -5/16, : McArthur High School HazMat Situation: Students, Teachers Decontaminated After Breaking Out In Rash Link -5/16: Clinical Data Published for a Phase I AADC-deficiency Trial Using a Gene Therapy Manufactured by Florida Biologix Link -5/16: Children with rare, incurable brain disease improve after gene therapy Link -5/16: Gene Therapy for Brain Disease: Delivering a missing enzyme to the brains of paralyzed children with a rare, life-threatening neurological disease restores movement and builds muscle mass. Link -5/17: Polk Co., FL confirms 6th positive rabies case after 2 dogs found with dead raccoon Link -5/17: Rabies alert issued in Suwannee County, FL Link -5/17, after Taiwanese man (referenced in 5/4) contracts human mad cow disease: Florida Biologix helps Taiwan University Hospital achieve manufacturing objectives Link -5/18, in Washington: Review so far shows mad cow case was atypical Link -5/19: No confirmation on chemical at Fort Lauderdale International Airport Link -5/21: Police: Man bites woman in Westchester Link -5/21: 24 people treated after Dalton, GA chemical release Link -5/21: Third case of flesh-eating disease diagnosed in Ga. Link -5/23: I-285 reopens after hazmat incident Link -5/23: Man Bites Cousin's Nose Off Link -5/24: Second Broward school reports mystery rash Link -5/25: Hazmat Called After Kids Exposed To Pesticide On Bus: Hazmat, EMS Respond To Lake County, FL School Link -5/25: Boynton Beach roads shut down after tanker rollover actively leaking fuel Link -5/25: 'Disoriented' passenger subdued on flight in Miami Link -5/25: Lake in Palm Bay permanently closed to swimmers Link -5/26: Naked Man Allegedly Eating Victim's Face Shot And Killed By Miami Police Link -5/26: Florida Doctor Spits Blood at Highway Patrolmen After DUI Arrest Link -5/27: Georgia contractor bites Lowe's employees, resists arrest Link -5/27: North Broward boil-water notice in effect through Monday Link -5/28: Group urges halt of U.S. beef imports due to 'L-type' human mad cow disease Link