Brazil Reports First Possible Case of Mad Cow in Human
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Brazil, the world’s largest beef exporter, reported its first suspected case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, which is known to be linked to a cattle illness known as mad cow.
The city of Campinas, in Sao Paulo state, was notified of the possible case on Nov. 12, the city’s health department said on its website. The city said there’s no transmission of the disease in Brazil.