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Mad cow disease kills 2

Two people have died in Spain from a variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD), the human form of mad cow disease, the health department of the regional Castilla-Leon government said yesterday.

The Carlos III Institute, which specializes in epidemics, said it had logged three deaths from vCJD since 2005, including those announced in Castilla-Leon. A health department spokesman from the northern region said one person had died of vCJD 15 to 20 days ago, and one in late December or early January.