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From: TSS (216-119-144-36.ipset24.wt.net)
Subject: CJD FIGURES UK, up to Sept., 2004
Date: September 7, 2004 at 10:48 am PST

CJD Statistics

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CJD Figures

These figures show the number of suspect cases referred to the CJD
surveillance unit in Edinburgh, and the number of deaths of definite and
probable cases in the UK, up to 3 September 2004.

REFERRALS OF SUSPECT CJD

DEATHS OF DEFINITE AND PROBABLE CJD

Year

Referrals

Year

Sporadic

Iatrogenic

Familial

GSS

vCJD

Total Deaths

1990

[53]

1990

28

5

0

0

-

33

1991

75

1991

32

1

3

0

-

36

1992

96

1992

45

2

5

1

-

53

1993

78

1993

37

4

3

2

-

46

1994

118

1994

53

1

4

3

-

61

1995

87

1995

35

4

2

3

3

47

1996

134

1996

40

4

2

4

10

60

1997

161

1997

60

6

4

1

10

81

1998

154

1998

63

3

3

2

18

89

1999

170

1999

62

6

2

0

15

85

2000

178

2000

50

1

2

1

28

82

2001

179

2001

58

4

3

2

20

87

2002

163

2002

72

0

4

1

17

94

2003

161

2003

75

5

4

2

18

104

2004*

78

2004*

30

0

0

1

4

35

Total Referrals

1885

Total Deaths

740

46

41

23

143

993

*As at 3 September 2004

Summary of vCJD cases

Deaths

Deaths from definite vCJD (confirmed):

Deaths from probable vCJD (without neuropathological confirmation):

Deaths from probable vCJD (neuropathological confirmation pending):

Number of deaths from definite or probable vCJD:

104

38

1

143

Alive

Number of definite/probable vCJD cases still alive:

4

Total number of definite or probable vCJD cases (dead and alive):

147

(Table updated 9 September 2004)

http://www.cjd.ed.ac.uk/figures.htm

TSS

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