§ The Countess of Marasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is their best estimate for the incubation span of the "new strain" of CJD, giving the minimum and maximum periods.
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Baroness Cumberlege)The incubation period for Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease is thought to range from five to twenty years.
§ The Countess of Marasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they are aware of any reports of actual or suspected "new strain" of CJD occurring in countries other than the United Kingdom and, if so, which countries and how many cases, suspected and confirmed.
§ Baroness CumberlegeOne case of the new variant has been confirmed in France.