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Witness History: Archive 2012

Mad cow disease - CJD

Dec 21, 2012 · 8 min · 8.5 MB
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In the 1990s it became clear that a brain disease could be passed from cows to humans. The British government introduced a ban on beef on the bone. But for some people it was too late, members of their families were already sick.

Photo: BBC.