Romania acknowledged that mad cow disease under pressure from Russia

The Romanian authorities have announced that they have found traces of mad cow disease in the local beef. However, while it is only about the suspected presence of a dangerous virus.

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Veterinary Service of Romania and the local health authorities It reported that May 1 has taken a preliminary test for the presence of mad cow disease   one of meat native animals tested positive. The test showed that the infected meat bovine spongiform encephalopathy in cattle, or BSE. The carcass of an animal, reportedly immediately flown to the UK for more precise laboratory tests. Experts believe that this could be "atypical form of BSE, which spontaneously occurs naturally conditions among the cattle. "

Note that the Romanian authorities have recognized the discovery mad cow disease   just after as Russia has decided to ban the import of Romanian beef because of fears of the disease. It is not very clear how our country became known that happened in Romania. Obviously, between the sanitary authorities of the two countries have special ties.

Romanian representatives reminded that registered cases of mad cow disease in the country was not observed since 1995, when all the meat We began to be regularly checked. As for the current "single case ", he allegedly also poses no threat to human health.

Mad cow disease is fatal not only for the cows - the disease can cause fatal brain disease in humans, consume food contaminated beef. The first outbreak of mad cow disease occurred in 1980 in UK, where hundreds of sick people, many of whom died. After that went under the knife 4, 5 million cows, which should prevent the epidemic. Next outbreak occurred in 2001 in Japan and in May 2003 in Canada. (READ MORE)

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