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Article: More mad cow cases predicted
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- January 9, 2004
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More mad cow cases predicted
Disease could spread to Wisconsin, official says
By MEG JONES AND MARK JOHNSON mjones@journalsentinel.com
Friday, January 9, 2004
Madison -- After the discovery of mad cow disease in a Washington
state Holstein, Wisconsin's state veterinarian said Thursday that he
believes more cases will be found in cattle in America and the fatal,
brain-wasting disease could spread to Wisconsin.
"I'm going to be really unhappy, but I can't say I'd be completely
flabbergasted if it's found (in Wisconsin) because we import a number
of cattle from Canada," Robert Ehlenfeldt told reporters outside a
legislative hearing, referring to the fact that the infected animal
in Washington ...