AR-News: (US)NJ senators urge CDC probe of racetrack Creutzfeldt-Jakob cluster

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TRENTON, N.J. -- New Jersey's senators are urging federal scientists to
determine whether eating mad cow-tainted meat could have caused a cluster
of deaths from the fatal, brain-destroying disorder Creutzfeldt-Jakob
disease among people linked to the defunct Garden State Racetrack.

Sens. Frank R. Lautenberg and Jon S. Corzine, both Democrats, requested
"an immediate and thorough investigation" in a letter sent Monday to Dr.
Julie L. Gerberding, director of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.

Their request follows reports by The Associated Press and other media
organizations of a Cinnaminson accountant's research into nearly 20 people
who worked at or frequented the Cherry Hill racetrack between 1988 and
1992. All died of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, or neurological problems
possibly caused by it, from 1995 until last month. 

full story:
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/ny-bc-nj--madcow-racetrack0405apr05,0,6702134.story?coll=ny-ap-regional-wire

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