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Article: ON U.S. PRESENCE OF MAD COW DISEASE
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- The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
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- May 2, 2001
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The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
05-02-2001
ON U.S. PRESENCE OF MAD COW DISEASE
Date: 05-02-2001, Wednesday
Section: OPINION
Edition: All Editions -- Two Star B, Two Star P, One Star B
Column: YOUR VIEWS
Your article about mad cow disease ("Mad cow raises awareness of
another mysterious killer," Page A-1, April 8) almost got it right.
To your credit, the story drew dear distinctions between
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and the "new variant" thereof, which is
connected to the European mad cow problem. However, midway through the
story came the startling assertion that despite our government's
vigilance, "officials have found mad cow on U.S. soil." This is simply
not true.
No diagnosis of mad cow ...