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New case of BSE shows in preliminary tests in Czech
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AP)--Preliminary tests indicate the Czech Republic has its 18th case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, an official said April 5.
Josef Duben, a spokesman for the state veterinary authority, said in a statement that a 5-year-old cow from a farm in Trhovy Stepanov, 50 kilometers (31 miles) south of Prague, tested positive for BSE.
He said results of final tests would be available in middle April. In every previous case, initial positive results have been confirmed in final testing.
The Czech Republic's first case of the brain disease was reported in June 2001. The last previous case was confirmed in January.
BSE eats holes in the brains of cattle. Food contaminated with BSE can afflict humans with a variant of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, which is usually fatal.
Date: 4/21/05
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