Mad cow hits Japan again - Democratic Underground

dArKeR

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Mon Oct-06-03 07:11 PM
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Mad cow hits Japan again

Tokyo — Government experts have confirmed Japan's eighth case of mad-cow disease, the Health Ministry announced Monday, underlining concerns about how widespread the illness may be in the country.

The finding comes nearly nine months after the last mad-cow disease diagnosis in January.

In the latest case, a steer tested positive for signs of the disease Sept. 29, when it was brought to a slaughterhouse in Ibaraki prefecture just north of Tokyo. Those findings were backed by follow-up tests by the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Health Ministry official Makoto Kanie said.

http://theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20031006.wcoww1006/BNStory/International/

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TrogL

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Mon Oct-06-03 07:17 PM
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1. Does this mean they will drop the ban on Canadian beef?

They've got more of a mad cow problem than we do.

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Mon Oct-06-03 07:18 PM
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2. Oh my...

the irony. Chretien must be laughing his ass off as he smokes his joint.

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lindashaw

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Mon Oct-06-03 08:37 PM
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3. Well, there goes the yen.

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