New case of mad cow disease detected in France

FRANCE - One new case of mad cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy(BSE), was announced Friday in central France. The infected cow is a Charolais, born in 1995 in a herd of the French Vienne department. It is the eighth BSE cases detected in the department since 2001, said a statement released by the Vienneprefecture.

Source: Xinhuanet
calendar icon 25 July 2005
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