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BERNE
(Reuters) - Two more cases of mad cow disease have emerged
in Switzerland, bringing the total so far this year to five,
federal health authorities said on Tuesday.
The
two latest cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)
came from the canton of Lucerne, but a spokeman for the
Federal Veterinary Office said this was just a coincidence.
In a
bid to combat the brain-wasting disease, the office also
said Switzerland would follow the example of the European
Union and require all brains, bone marrow and spleens to
be removed from slaughtered sheep and goats.
The
government was expected to approve the precautionary measure,
which applies to animals more than 12 months old, in the
next few weeks.
These
organs, which scientists think may spread the disease from
contaminated animals, must already be removed from cattle.
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