Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Fort Frances man dies from a form of Mad Cow

A Fort Frances man has died from a disease closely related to Mad Cow disease. The Northwestern Health Unit confirmed the man died from a rare form of Creutzfeldt - Jakob's disease. Director of Health Protection Arlene Lesenski says this form of disease is NOT linked to a another form contracted by eating tainted meat from cattle. The man died last week.