41.   In addition, Germany banned imports of beef from Switzerland, where the disease had also occurred.

42.   Other studies have shown brain damage and other brain diseases may occur from the practice.

43.   The disease typically occurs in animals, with symptoms including fever and blisters in the mouth and around the hoofs, but it can sometimes be transmitted to humans.

44.   The disease occurs only in those who get two copies of the gene, one from each parent.

45.   The highly fatal disease occurs due to unhygienic conditions during child birth, leading to the contamination of the umbilical cord.

46.   WHO is focusing first on Kabul, but said the disease also occurs in Herat, Kandahar and Mazar-i-Sharif to a lesser extent.

47.   The disease can occur anywhere in the world although it is most common in areas where humans live in close proximity to rats.