Mad Cow Disease and CJD

Witness History: Witness Archive 2016

English - March 16, 2016 08:50 - 9 minutes - 4.12 MB - ★★★ - 8 ratings
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In March 1996 the British government admitted that there was a probable connection between a disease affecting cattle and a devastating brain illness affecting humans, called variant CJD. A ban was introduced against the sale of beef on the bone. But for some people it was too late, members of their families were already sick.