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Article: Japan turns up fourth case of mad cow disease
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- May 13, 2002
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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 ...