9th cow in Japan with BSE heads for incinerator

9th cow in Japan with BSE heads for incinerator

TOKYO, Japan - Parts of a slaughtered 21-month-old bullock in Hiroshima Prefecture, which was confirmed as having bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) on Nov. 4, are carried away for incineration at a slaughterhouse in Fukuyama in the prefecture on Nov. 5. It was Japan's ninth case of mad cow disease.

9th mad cow case confirmed in Japan

9th mad cow case confirmed in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - An expert panel of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare meets at the ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 4 and confirms that a slaughtered 21-month-old cow in Hiroshima Prefecture had mad cow disease. The case is the ninth of its kind in Japan.

Osaka infant leaves for U.S. to await new heart

Osaka infant leaves for U.S. to await new heart

NARITA, Japan - Toshiki Hata, a 21-month-old boy from Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, leaves Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Dec. 13 with his mother Kazuko and father Nobuyuki. Suffering from a serious heart disorder, he is headed for New York's Columbia University in hopes of undergoing a transplant.

9th cow in Japan with BSE heads for incinerator

9th cow in Japan with BSE heads for incinerator

TOKYO, Japan - Parts of a slaughtered 21-month-old bullock in Hiroshima Prefecture, which was confirmed as having bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) on Nov. 4, are carried away for incineration at a slaughterhouse in Fukuyama in the prefecture on Nov. 5. It was Japan's ninth case of mad cow disease. (Kyodo)

9th mad cow case confirmed in Japan

9th mad cow case confirmed in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - An expert panel of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare meets at the ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 4 and confirms that a slaughtered 21-month-old cow in Hiroshima Prefecture had mad cow disease. The case is the ninth of its kind in Japan. (Kyodo)

Osaka infant leaves for U.S. to await new heart

Osaka infant leaves for U.S. to await new heart

NARITA, Japan - Toshiki Hata, a 21-month-old boy from Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, leaves Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Dec. 13 with his mother Kazuko and father Nobuyuki. Suffering from a serious heart disorder, he is headed for New York's Columbia University in hopes of undergoing a transplant.