Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (Hansard, 12 February 1997)

HC Deb 12 February 1997 vol 290 c182W 182W

§ Mr. Hinchliffe
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps have been taken to evaluate the possible causes of the cluster of CJD and suspected CJD cases in Kent; and if he will make a statement. [15259]

§ Mr. Horam
The national Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease surveillance unit monitors the incidence of CJD throughout the United Kingdom, including the possibility of significant clusters of cases. Its analysis of the distribution of cases of CJD has never found any convincing evidence of clustering.