AR-News: (US) USDA Finds 2nd Suspect Animal for Mad Cow Disease

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A second animal in less than a week preliminarily
tested positive for mad cow disease and it will be retested, the U.S.
Agriculture Department said late on Tuesday.

The USDA refused to disclose any information about the suspect animal's
slaughter location, age or sex, but said the cattle carcass did not
enter the human food supply.

USDA officials say the government's new, rapid tests carry a greater
risk of false positives.

The first U.S. case of mad cow disease was diagnosed last December in a
Washington state dairy cow. In response, Japan and dozens of other
countries halted purchases of American beef, valued at about $3.8
billion annually. 

full story:
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=domesticNews&storyID=5547298

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