Japan Has First Death from Human Mad Cow Disease
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Japan confirmed Friday its first case of the human variant of mad cow disease after the death of a man believed to have contracted the fatal brain-wasting illness from eating infected beef in Britain.
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Laos on Thursday announced its first confirmed human death from the H5N1 bird flu strain, a 15-year-old girl, days after reporting that the virus was believed to have killed an adult woman.
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TOKYO Oct 22, 2004 - A Holstein in western Japan tested positive for mad cow disease in a preliminary test conducted Saturday, an official said.
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Heading overseas first, where Japan has confirmed its twelfth case of BSE, or mad cow disease. Amy Bainbridge reports the latest case was detected in a five-year-old dairy cow, but there&#39;s been little consumer reaction to the news.
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MILWAUKEE - A virus recently discovered in Japan is suspected in two "crib deaths" in Wisconsin, raising new questions about how many of these mysterious tragedies might be caused by germs.    The cases mark the first time the virus has been identified in the United States...
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SEATTLE - A woman being treated for a brain-wasting condition believed to be related to mad cow disease has died, and an autopsy may help identify the ailment, authorities said.
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Six thousand people are to be told they may have been exposed to the human form of mad cow disease through blood products, the government says.
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European scientists confirm what is thought to be the first known case of "mad cow" disease in a goat.
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Japan has confirmed a new case of mad cow disease, the third discovery of the brain-wasting illness in the country this year. Â¡Â¡A prefectural spokesman says the 5-year-old
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Canadian officials said they had found mad cow disease in an animal born after feed restrictions were put in place in 1997.
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A new case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease, was discovered in Spain, thus raising the number of cases in the country to 20 since the first appearance of the disease in 2000.
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A panel of experts on Monday compiled a report on mad cow disease that paves the way for Japan to drop its current policy to test all cattle, setting the stage for a possible easing of a ban on US beef imports.
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Pakistan has recorded its first human death from bird flu and five other people have been infected with the deadly H5N1 virus, the Health Ministry said on Saturday.
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Japan indicated on Tuesday that it was nearing a decision on dropping its policy of testing all cattle for mad-cow disease, a move likely to move forward efforts to ease a nine-month-old ban on U.S. beef imports.
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Nigeria's first human fatality from bird flu is confirmed as the H5N1 virus by the World Health Organisation.
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The first case to originate in the Irish Republic of the human form of mad cow disease is confirmed.
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THE world&#39;s first test for the human form of mad cow disease has been perfected in Manchester and is set to be available to doctors next year.