Guest guest Posted August 22, 2002 Report Share Posted August 22, 2002 http://mdn.mainichi.co.jp/news/20020822p2a00m0fp023000c.html New mad cow case confirmed A Kanagawa Prefecture cow has tested positive for mad cow disease, the fifth in the nation, although the source of the infection has yet to be determined, officials said Thursday. The 6-year-old cow tested positive for the deadly disease during a temporary test at a meat inspection center in Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Wednesday. Researchers at the National Institute of Infectious Disease in Tokyo confirmed the cow's infection with the disease, officially known as bovine sponjiform encephalopathy (BSE), during a more precise test on Thursday. The meat and organs of the cow, born in December 1995 and raised in Isehara, Kanagawa Prefecture, will be incinerated, the officials said. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare kicked off a nationwide examination on cows in November last year after the nation's first case of BSE was confirmed in September. Three more cows tested positive for BSE during inspections. The first four cows confirmed with the infection were all born in the spring of 1996 and fed with milk products produced at an animal food institute in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture. The Farm Ministry is currently investigating the source of the infection in the four cows, and will begin tracing the source of the 5th cow's infection soon. The government had conducted tests on more than 1 million cows until mid August. (Mainichi Shimbun, Aug. 22, 2002) HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs http://www.hotjobs.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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