Article: Japan turns up fourth case of mad cow disease

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Dateline: TOKYO Japan confirmed its fourth case of mad cow disease Monday, the first since an outbreak late last year triggered widespread fear of tainted beef.

The discovery comes despite repeated assurances from government officials that the country's herds are being cleared of the disease and that its beef stocks are safe.

The 6-year-old Holstein dairy cow tested positive Saturday at Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine on Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido.

A panel of ministry experts confirmed the diagnosis Monday.

Mad cow disease, also known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy, has devastated European cattle. Japan became Asia's first ...

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