21.   A second case was confirmed over the weekend, and experts have said it is likely yet more infected cows will be discovered in Germany.

22.   A total of nine at-risk animals at the farm, born a year before or after the infected cow, will be slaughtered Wednesday.

23.   Another infected cow was discovered in the Vosges region in eastern France over the weekend.

24.   An epidemic developed when meat and bone meal from infected cows were used as cattle feed.

25.   Britain maintains it has already taken adequate precautions to prevent infected cow carcasses from reaching consumers.

26.   Britain maintains it has taken adequate precautions to prevent infected cow carcasses from reaching consumers.

27.   But cows can catch the illness by eating feed made from the parts of infected cows or certain other animals.

28.   He also said experiments in the West indicated that people can eat the meat or drink the milk of infected cows without catching any disease.

29.   In France, meanwhile, the number of infected cows continues to rise each week.

30.   Inspectors discovered the infected cow during a routine check in Hokkaido, Kyodo News said, citing unidentified health ministry officials.