§ Lord Brookmanasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will publish the most recent figures for confirmed BSE cases broken down by year of birth. [HL4472]
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§ Baroness HaymanThe position as at 30 October 2000 was as follows:
Year of Birth Total Number of Confirmed Cases 1974 1 1975 0 1976 2 1977 10 1978 6 1979 41 1980 101 1981 261 1982 1,393 1983 4,461 1984 8,067 1985 11,065 1986 19,732 1987 36,869 1988 22,186 1989 12,645 1990 5,640 1991 4,575 1992 3,155 1993 2,359 1994 1,206 1995 294 1996 13 1997 0 1998 0 1999 0 Unknown 43,345 Total 177,416 1 A third case of BSE in an animal born in 1996 was confirmed on 30 October 2000. The animal was born in May 1996, before the feed ban is considered to have been fully effective.