The number of people likely to die from the human form of mad cow disease (vCJD) may have already peaked, according to new research published in the journal Science. Professor Robert Will, head of the Edinburgh-based National CJD Surveillance Unit , has argued that since the majority of people to have died from the disease so far have been quite young, older people may be more resistant.
UK: Number of vCJD cases might be on the decline
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