Brussels, 26/03/2001 (Agence Europe) - The European Union's Standing Veterinary Committee (SVC), which is to meet on Tuesday, should extend beyond 4 April the precautionary measures taken at Community level to combat the foot-and-mouth disease in four Member States (United Kingdom, the Netherlands, France and Ireland). Indeed, the epidemiological situation seems to be worsening in these countries: the Netherlands has announced having located a sixth outbreak, and France has no less than two,...