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Second wave of deaths feared from new type of CJD which killed woman

Fears of a new wave of deaths caused by the human form of mad cow disease have been raised by a type of variant CJD not seen before.

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FEARS of a new wave of deaths caused by the human form of mad cow disease have been raised by a type of variant CJD not seen before.

Scientists who examined the brain of a 39-year-old woman killed by the disease found unusual patterns of damage.