31.   A third case was confirmed Wednesday, while tissue from two further animals is being tested for the disease.

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

33.   A Ukrainian village was put under quarantine and six people hospitalized after laboratory results confirmed a case of mad cow disease, a report said Friday.

34.   A spokesman for the Correctional Services Department confirmed the case but would not give details on privacy grounds.

35.   Although no cases have been confirmed outside the United Kingdom, the economic impact of the disease has been felt across the European Union.

36.   Amid the rising number of false alarms and hoaxes, both Argentina and Kenya have confirmed cases of anthrax in mail.

37.   And the first cases have been confirmed in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

38.   At least five New Jersey postal workers have suspected or confirmed cases of anthrax.

39.   British officials on Friday confirmed a case of mad cow disease in an animal born after controls on feed were introduced to eradicate the illness.

40.   Both cases were confirmed by a Turin-based zoological institute which acts as the national control center for the disease.