Brazil’s Human Mad Cow Disease Case Almost Ruled Out
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Brazilian health officials say a suspected case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, a fatal illness that destroys brain tissue, probably wasn’t caused by eating beef of an animal infected with the mad cow sickness.
"The occurrence of Creutzfeldt-Jakob from beef consumption is highly unlikely," Jose Saraiva, health secretary for the city of Campinas, which was notified of the case on Nov. 12, told reporters today. "This possibility has almost been ruled out."