Virus could affect Van de Velde's Carnoustie chances
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VERSAILLES, France  - Frenchman Jean Van de Velde's hopes of a return to Carnoustie to play this year's British Open have been hit by a mystery virus.
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British farmers grappling to contain outbreaks of the foot-and-mouth virus faced the threat Sunday of a new disease after a cow was diagnosed with bluetongue, the first case recorded in Britain.
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Last weekend, Frenchman Duval did not finish a race in Zandvoort. He now stands 11th in the championship and hopes for a good result in Brno in two weeks.
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Blood donation restrictions were tightened today after warnings in Britain that vCJD can be transmitted through transfusions. Anyone who lived in Britain for more than one year between 1980 and 1996 will not be able to give blood from November.
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A POTENTIALLY devastating equine disease has been detected in the heart of Newmarket&#39;s multi-million pound bloodstock industry.
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Eindhoven, the Netherlands (Sports Network) - PSV Eindhoven will be without striker Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink for up to six weeks due to a shoulder injury.
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Britain&#39;s chief vet on Saturday again urged farmers to be vigilant after another case of foot and mouth disease was confirmed in cattle in south-east England.
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Paul Lawrie won the British Open the last time it was played at Carnoustie, but the 1999 tournament will for ever be known as the Open Jean Van de Velde lost.
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Brussels, Belgium (Sports Network) - Former world No. 1 Kim Clijsters&#39; latest wrist injury will likely end her season, but it&#39;s not expected to require surgery.
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Racing at Spa is tricky enough in the dry but every conceivable obstacle was put in the way of the teams yesterday as drizzle and the occasional bout of rain visited this corner of the Ardennes during qualifying for today&#39;s Belgian Grand Prix.
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Although he skated 24 shifts for 18:54 of ice time last night, Andrew Ference has been one of the latest victims of the virus that's been causing flu-like symptoms throughout the Bruins' roster.
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The 24-year-old sustained the injury after a challenge by Papa Bouba Diop in their 2-0 win over Fulham on Saturday. A Villa spokesman said: &quot;Vassell has a fracture of his ankle.
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San Francisco public health officials issued a warning Monday that a rare and potentially debilitating sexually transmitted disease reported recently in the Netherlands has turned up among a small number of patients in the city.
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UK scientists are upwardly revising their estimates of the number of people likely to die from new variant CJD (vCJD, also known as mad cow disease). It follows the death of a second patient, who contracted the disease after a ...
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The mystery outbreak of illness at Caritas Medical Centre was caused by the parainfluenza virus, the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health confirmed Thursday.
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The agent that transmits mad cow and related diseases may spread further in the body of an animal suffering from certain illnesses, scientists said on Thursday.
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Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy is set to undergo a scan to discover the root of his calf injury. &quot;Ruud isnât any better and we are having to reassess what we are going to do about it,&quot; manager