HC Deb 15 July 2002 vol 389 c124W
Mr. Lidington

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cases of mycobacterium bovis were found in humans in the United Kingdom in(a) 2000 and (b) 2001. [68506]

Ms Blears

[holding answer 9 July 2002]: Information provided by the Public Health Laboratory Service show the number of cases of mycobacterium bovis (bovine TB) in humans for 2000 was 28. Data for 2001 are still being collected.