§ Lord Marlesfordasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will publish in the Official Report an updated table showing the number of cases of BSE confirmed in Great Britain during each week of 2000 to date, together with the moving total of cases reported for each 52-week period. [HL3460]
§ Baroness HaymanThe following table shows the number of cases of BSE confirmed in Great Britain during each week of 2000 to date, together with the88WA moving annual total of cases reported for each 52-week period.
Week Number Number confirmed each week 52 Week Total Reported 1 33 2,957 2 60 2,906 3 13 2,874 4 25 2,846 5 13 2,818 6 63 2,789 7 56 2,754 8 32 2,726 9 33 2,688 10 46 2,634 11 7 2,632 12 76 2,599 13 41 2,578 14 26 2,566 15 25 2,537 16 25 2,501 17 26 2,487 18 29 2,460 19 30 2,431 20 38 2,426 21 26 2,408 22 17 2,373 23 22 2,338 24 65 2,313 25 26 2,290 26 32 2,276 27 21 2,262 28 22 2,229 Note: Week 1 is the week ending Friday 7 January.
It should be noted that the rate of confirmation may not closely reflect the progress of the epidemic. This is because there may be a variable and sometimes long delay between slaughter and confirmation as a result of delays in laboratory diagnosis and administrative procedures. The delay between slaughter and confirmation is an average six to eight weeks, but may on occasion be considerably longer.