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Article: US checking possible 2nd case of mad cow disease
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- June 11, 2005
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US checking possible 2nd case of mad cow disease
WASHINGTON, June 10 (Xinhua) -- The US Department of Agriculture
(USDA) said Friday it is checking a possible new case of mad cow
disease, with additional tests to be done for confirmation.
The possible new case, in a beef cow, is one of the three
suspected animals that were previously tested negative for mad cow
disease. They were tested again with a different technology at the
request of the USDA's Inspector General who was reviewing the
department's mad cow testing program. The results showed one animal
tested positive.
The meat of the animal that tested positive ...