2nd Dutch dies of human variant of mad cow disease
A Dutch teenager had died of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a human variant of mad cow disease, the local Expatica news service reported on Thursday.
The 16-year-old schoolboy was admitted to hospital in July and died at the end of October, the report said.
But the Health Ministry refused to confirm the report due to its agreements with the victim's family, the report added.
It remains unknown how the boy contracted the disease.
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The 16-year-old schoolboy was admitted to hospital in July and died at the end of October, the report said.
But the Health Ministry refused to confirm the report due to its agreements with the victim's family, the report added.
It remains unknown how the boy contracted the disease.
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