. "In humans, it can cause a variant of the> > > degenerative, fatal brain disorder known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.> It> > > has killed more than 150 people, mostly in Britain, where there was an> > > outbreak in the 1990s.> > >> > > Johanns said the new test result should not interfere with efforts to> > > convince foreign beef customers to reopen their markets." . . .