VCJD Kills Two People In Spain
 

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VCJD Kills Two People In Spain
07 Apr 2008

Two people have died of vCJD (Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease), the human
form of mad cow disease, in Castilla-Leon, central Spain. One person
(51) died three months ago while the other one (26) died last week,
say authorities. According to Spain's Health Department, these were
not the first vCJD deaths in the country.

Juan Jose Badiola, President, Organización Colegial Veterinaria de
Espana (Veterinary College Organization of Spain), said it is not
possible for Spain to ignore the possibility that there may be other
cases of vCJD. However, he stressed that the human consumption of beef
in Spain is safe. He added that Spanish slaughterhouses ensure that
all risky parts from the bodies of cattle never get into the human
food chain. Not only are slaughterhouses subject to strict regulations
imposed by authorities in Spain, but also by the European Union.

In a public statement, Badiola said that the type of pathology related
to mad cow disease may take eight or ten years to 'express itself', in
other words, what has happened this year has nothing to do with
current contamination. The public should not be alarmed, he explained,
because we are seeing the results of a possible contamination which
took place years ago.

Nobody knows how the two people became ill, Badiola said. We shall
have to wait for the conclusions of an investigation which is
currently underway in Castilla-Leon. Data will have to be gathered on
a wide array of factors, for example, did the victims travel abroad,
or did they have a blood transfusion?

Badiola said it was unusual for a 51 year-old to become ill with vCJD
- as it nearly always infects people under 40. He was also surprised
that the two people died at such close dates.

According to Badiola, Spain and France share similar eating and social
habits. In France three people have died as a result of vCJD. 700
heads of cattle became infected with mad cow disease in Spain up to
the end of 2007, compared to 1,500 in France.

-- Organización Colegial Veterinaria

Written by - Christian Nordqvist
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Thank you for the warning.

I have just cancelled my forthcoming holiday to Spain and transferred the
booking to Cuba

Very very many thanks

Mike

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