Latest Mad Cow Disease News

Spain urges calm amid new mad cow disease deaths (People’s Daily)
Monday April 07th 2008, 11:16 pm

The Spanish government Monday called on citizens to remain calm after two people were confirmed to have died of Creutzfeldt-Jakob brain disease, the human variation of "mad cow" disease. "These cases have no epidemiological consequ ... [News Source]

Spain reports 2 mad cow deaths (AP via Yahoo! News)
Monday April 07th 2008, 11:12 pm

Two people in Spain have died of the human variant of mad cow disease, in the first such fatalities since 2005, officials said Monday. [News Source]

Incurable human “mad cow” disease kills two in Spain (People’s Daily)
Monday April 07th 2008, 9:16 pm

Two people died in Spain due to the Creutzfeldt-Jakob brain disease, the human variation of the "mad cow" disease, medical officials said on Monday. The victims were aged 40 and 51 and lived in the central Castilla-Leon region. The ... [News Source]

Spain - two dead from strain of Mad cow disease (The New Zealand Herald)
Monday April 07th 2008, 7:00 pm

Two people have died in Spain from variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, the human form of mad cow disease, the health department at the regional Castilla-Leon government said yesterday… [News Source]

Two deaths in Spain linked to mad cow disease: authorities (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Monday April 07th 2008, 6:38 pm

Two people have died in central Spain in the past three months after contracting the human form of mad cow disease in the first such fatalities in the country since 2005, the health ministry said Monday. [News Source]

Portsmouth woman may have human form of Mad Cow Disease (13 News, WVEC Hampton Roads)
Monday April 07th 2008, 5:40 pm

PORTSMOUTH -- A 22-year-old Portsmouth woman is close to dying, and family says doctors believe the human equivalent of Mad Cow Disease could be the reason. [News Source]

Mad cow disease kills two in Spain (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Monday April 07th 2008, 4:36 pm

Two people have died in Spain from variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, the human form of mad cow disease, the health department of the regional Castilla-Leon Government said. [News Source]

Pescanova Shares Rise After Report on `Mad Cow’ Deaths in Spain (Bloomberg.com)
Monday April 07th 2008, 1:46 pm

April 7 (Bloomberg) -- Pescanova SA, Spain's largest fish processor, gained as much as 12 percent in Madrid trading after El Pais reported that two people died in the country from so- called mad cow disease. [News Source]

Two deaths in Spain linked to mad cow disease: authorities (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Monday April 07th 2008, 1:11 pm

Two people have died in central Spain in the past three months after contracting the human form of mad cow disease, regional authorities said Monday. [News Source]

Two die in Spain from human variant of mad cow disease (USA Today)
Monday April 07th 2008, 1:06 pm

Two people in Spain have died of the human variant of mad cow disease, in the first such fatalities since 2005, officials said Monday. [News Source]