Latest Mad Cow Disease News

New version of mad cow suspected (Moldova.org)
Thursday December 18th 2008, 11:01 am

British medical researchers say they're concerned a new human version of mad cow disease has been detected, officials said.While most cases of new variant Creutzfeld-Jakob disease (vCJD) in Britain have occurred in people with agenetic profile carried by 42 percent of the population, the BBC reported that a young man with a different genetic profile appears to have the disabling disease.The ... [News Source]

New version of mad cow suspected (Moldova.org)
Thursday December 18th 2008, 11:01 am

British medical researchers say they're concerned a new human version of mad cow disease has been detected, officials said.While most cases of new variant Creutzfeld-Jakob disease (vCJD) in Britain have occurred in people with agenetic profile carried by 42 percent of the population, the BBC reported that a young man with a different genetic profile appears to have the disabling disease.The ... [News Source]

New version of mad cow suspected (UPI)
Thursday December 18th 2008, 10:43 am

LONDON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- British medical researchers say they're concerned a new human version of mad cow disease has been detected, officials said. [News Source]

New version of mad cow suspected (UPI)
Thursday December 18th 2008, 10:43 am

LONDON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- British medical researchers say they're concerned a new human version of mad cow disease has been detected, officials said. [News Source]

Warning on new mad cow infection (Daily Telegraph)
Thursday December 18th 2008, 9:44 am

FEARS that the human version of mad cow disease could cause further waves of infection have been heightened by the first case in a person who is genetically distinct from previous patients. [News Source]

Warning on new mad cow infection (Adelaide Now)
Thursday December 18th 2008, 9:44 am

FEARS that the human version of mad cow disease could cause further waves of infection have been heightened by the first case in a person who is genetically distinct from previous patients. [News Source]

Warning on new mad cow infection (Herald Sun)
Thursday December 18th 2008, 9:44 am

FEARS that the human version of mad cow disease could cause further waves of infection have been heightened by the first case in a person who is genetically distinct from previous patients. [News Source]

Doctors warn new ‘mad cow’ strain could kill 350 Britons (Daily Mail)
Thursday December 18th 2008, 7:21 am

A new strain of the human form of 'mad cow disease' could kill more than twice as many people as its predecessor, it was claimed last night. [News Source]

UK News (4NI)
Thursday December 18th 2008, 6:11 am

A new version of the human form of mad cow disease could cause a second wave of deaths across Britain, experts have warned. Professor Chris Higgins highlighted a case currently being investigated by .. [News Source]

Reader views (0) (Evening Standard)
Thursday December 18th 2008, 4:53 am

A LONDON patient has been diagnosed with a new form of "mad cow disease" which experts fear could kill hundreds. The male patient has been clinically diagnosed with the new form, although further tests need to be carried out before it can be officially confirmed. [News Source]