31.   Fourteen cases of swine fever have been reported in the Netherlands in the past week.

32.   In addition, there is an EU ban on pig exports from a region in northern Spain where swine fever broke out earlier this year.

33.   In Turin, Italy, Chancellor Helmut Kohl said Germany had been able to count on similar EU assistance when swine fever swept his nation a few years ago.

34.   In Turin, Chancellor Helmut Kohl said Germany had been able to count on similar EU assistence when swine fever swept his nation a few years ago.

35.   Last year, the outbreak of swine fever forced the government to destroy millions of pigs and take stringent measures to halt the possible spread of the infection.

36.   Meanwhile, the Dutch government announced Tuesday it discovered a case of swine fever at a farm in southern Brabant province.

37.   Munthali said agriculture officials have halted the transfer of hog livestock and the sale of pork in an attempt to halt the spread of swine fever.

38.   On Monday, Estonia banned imports of pork and pork products from Latvia, saying the measure was caused by an outbreak of swine fever in Latvia.

39.   On Wednesday, the EU executive body will consider action to curb an outbreak of swine fever in the Netherlands.

40.   Recently Spain has suffered periodic outbreaks of the highly contagious - and usually fatal - swine fever, which only affects pigs.