11.   But he said he did not dare to indulge in his taste for brains back home since mad cow cases have been detected in Portugal.

12.   Germans, long told that their beef was safe, were shaken by reports about the first mad cow cases in the country.

13.   Germany, where a first mad cow case was discovered two weeks ago, had other thoughts.

14.   Italy discovered its first mad cow case in January.

15.   Other EU nations with mad cow cases may get funding to help compensate farmers for destruction of livestock.

16.   Since then, two other mad cow cases have been confirmed.

17.   There has been a sharp rise in the number of mad cow cases found in France.