SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s agriculture ministry said an ongoing investigation of suspected cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease are not related to the consumption of beef or beef byproducts, according to a statement on Thursday.
The ministry explained that the suspected cases are of the sporadic form of the illness, which is not related to Bovine Spongiform Encephalitis (BSE), or mad cow disease.
(Reporting by Nayara Figueiredo; Writing by Ana Mano; editing by Stephen Eisenhammer)
