51.   Health officials have confirmed nine cases of St. Louis encephalitis in New York City, including three deaths -- one in Brooklyn and two in Queens.

52.   If the case is confirmed by the Ministry of Agriculture, the festival would likely be called off.

53.   If a case is confirmed, the farm would be quarantined immediately and all its livestock destroyed, USDA officials said.

54.   In Florida, New Jersey and Washington, D.C., three people have died from inhaled anthrax, three others have confirmed cases, and one has survived.

55.   In North Korea, which suffers from chronic food shortages, the government has not confirmed any cases.

56.   In the Netherlands, the second country in continental Europe to confirm cases of the disease, farmers appealed for vaccinations to save their herds.

57.   International Olympic Committee medical director Patrick Schamasch said he could not comment on any drug tests until a positive case is confirmed.

58.   International Olympic Committee medical director Patrick Schamasch said he was unable to comment on any drug tests until a positive case was confirmed.

59.   It was the scond such confirmed case.

60.   It hopes to prevent the disease from moving beyond the county, which is on the border with Northern Ireland, where a case was confirmed earlier this month.