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Blood test may screen for mad cow disease

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Thu Jan 29, 2009 8:36pm GMT
By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Researchers in Canada have developed a blood test that can diagnose fatal chronic wasting disease in elk, and believe it may provide a cheap way to screen cattle for mad cow disease.

Posted by FFC on June 10th, 2009 :: Filed under Animal health,Beef cattle,Canada,Innovation and technology
Tags :: beef, BSE, Canada, mad cow, Research, vaccine

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