Two more cases of BSE in Switzerland
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Last Update: 2002-04-08
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Source: Internet
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Author: User
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Lead: Zurich, April 6 (Reuters) - two more cases of mad cow disease have been found in Switzerland, bringing the country's total number of mad cow disease cases this year to 8, according to a report by the Swiss Federal veterinary agency on Saturday Both cases occurred in the second half of March, with one in Bonn and the other in wo The human version of mad cow disease is called Jacques disease (vccd) Since the outbreak of mad cow disease, about 100 people (mainly in the UK) have died of the disease However, in Switzerland, there is no report of vCJD Since the first case of BSE was found in Switzerland in November 1990, various measures have been taken to eradicate the disease, including a complete ban on feeding cows with animal derived feed In 2000, there were 33 cases of BSE in Switzerland, while in 2001, the number of BSE cases increased to 42.
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