A cow slaughtered in Japan has been identified as the first case of BSE in Asia
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Last Update: 2001-09-24
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Introduction: a cow slaughtered in Japan in August has been confirmed to have mad cow disease, Japan's Ministry of agriculture, forestry and Fisheries said Tuesday This is the first confirmed case of BSE in Asia According to reports, the Japanese government announced last week that a 5-year-old cow slaughtered in central Japan last month may have mad cow disease, and has sent a slice of its brain tissue to the UK for final diagnosis The Ministry of agriculture, forestry and Fisheries said Japan got the final diagnosis on the night of the 21st But it is not known how the cow got mad cow disease Some investigators suspect that there is a problem with the feed and are currently following up.
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