Virginia woman may have human form of Mad Cow Disease (FOX 11 Tucson) PORTSMOUTH, Va. -- 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]

Protecting a Life-saving Blood Product from Human Form of Mad Cow Disease (Newswise) Amid concern that recipients of certain blood transfusions may risk infection with a deadly protein responsible for the human form of mad cow disease, researchers in Canada now report development of a special filter that quickly and effectively removes the protein from blood. They will describe the blood filter, which could reduce the risk of developing the disease from transfusions, in April at ... [News Source]

Protecting a life-saving blood product from human form of mad cow disease (EurekAlert!) Researchers report development of a special blood filter (shown) that removes the human form of mad cow disease when used during blood transfusions. [News Source]

Two die in Spain from human form of mad cow disease (Vancouver Province) MADRID (Reuters) - 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 on Monday. [News Source]

Spain reports 2 mad cow deaths. 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]

Two die in Spain from human form of mad cow disease. 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 on Monday. [News Source]

Two dead in Spain from mad cow disease (ABC 13 Houston) Two people in Spain have died of the human variant of mad cow disease [News Source]

Spain Reports 2 Mad Cow Deaths (Las Vegas Sun) Mon, Apr 7, 2008 (9:17 p.m.) 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]