Today in the News: Mad cow disease kills person in Texas

A Texas man has died from eating beef tainted with mad cow disease. The man contracted Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and died. Officials say he is only the fourth person in the U.S. to ever die of the disease. The man traveled frequently to the Middle East and Europe, and the Texas Department of State Health Services said he likely contracted the disease in his travels.

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