April 11, 2007 — /MARKET WIRE/ WHEAT RIDGE, CO –GeneThera, Inc. announced today that a female cow imported into the United States in 2002 was born in the same Canadian herd as a bull diagnosed in February with Mad Cow disease, the Agriculture Department said Tuesday.
The cow was slaughtered in Nebraska before it was 30 months old and showed no signs of the brain-wasting disease, said Karen Eggert, a spokeswoman for the Animal and Plant Inspection Service. However, the meat from the animal probably entered the food supply and was never tested for Mad Cow.
In February, Canada confirmed its ninth case of Mad Cow disease since 2003. There have been three confirmed cases of Mad Cow disease in U.S. animals.
Source: CTV.CA
ABOUT GENETHERA, INC.:
GeneThera, Inc. is a molecular biotechnology company located in Wheat Ridge, CO. The Company provides genetic diagnostic solutions for the veterinary and agricultural industries with future plans to include the health-care industry. The Company’s proprietary diagnostic solution is based on a genetic expression assay, GEATM, a protocol designed to
function on a highly automated Fluorogenic PCR platform. This platform enables GeneThera to offer tests that are presently not available from other technologies. The GEA is designed for a host of individual diseases, the current priority being Mad Cow Disease, Chronic Wasting Disease, a disease affecting elk and deer in North America; E.Coli 0157:H7 and Johnne’s Disease, diseases affecting cattle worldwide.
SOURCE: GeneThera, Inc.