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From: Terry S. Singeltary Sr. (216-119-144-66.ipset24.wt.net)
Subject: CJD Figures UK, up to 7th January 2005 SPORADIC CJD ON THE RISE
Date: January 11, 2005 at 9:50 am PST

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Subject: CJD Figures UK, up to 7th January 2005
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 08:41:52 -0600
From: "Terry S. Singeltary Sr."
Reply-To: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
To: BSE-L@LISTSERV.KALIV.UNI-KARLSRUHE.DE

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*As at 7th January 2005

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:

106

41

1

148

Alive

Number of definite/probable vCJD cases still alive:

5

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

153

full text ;

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

PLEASE note steady increase in sporadic CJD.

THE lame excuse of ;

> 49. In answer, Professor Ironside presented information on sCJD
> deaths from 1985 to 29 November 2004 that indicated the number
> of sCJD deaths per annum in the UK was increasing, but explained
> that this was possibly due to better case ascertainment, particularly
> in the elderly. Comparable data have been obtained in European
> countries and Australia, which showed similar changes in the
> incidence of sporadic CJD. France, Germany and Italy had higher
> relative mortality rates for sCJD than the UK, over the period
> examined (1 Jan 2004 to 30 September 2004).

http://www.seac.gov.uk/minutes/30nov_draft.pdf

IS beginning to sound like a broken record. THIS lame excuse has been
repeated for 15 years, every year, and is just that, a lame excuse.

WHEN does it become due to an increase and NOT a lame excuse
of better surveillance$

I think the time is here...

TSS

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