2nd cow suspected of having mad cow tests negative

2nd cow suspected of having mad cow tests negative

TOKYO, Japan - Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Chikara Sakaguchi announces at a midnight news conference at his ministry Oct. 12 that Japan's second cow suspected of having mad cow disease has tested negative for the brain-wasting illness. The test result came after the Tokyo metropolitan government announced the discovery of a suspected second case earlier in the day, rekindling consumer and industry fears.

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