Swiss pet owners were concerned to learn that a six-year-old cat has been diagnosed with an illness related to mad cow disease.

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Experts believe that the cat contracted the disease by eating pet food contaminated with BSE-infected ruminants.


A similar 90 cases have been detected in Britain since 1990, but this is the first case in Switzerland, according to authorities.

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