HL Deb 31 March 2003 vol 646 cc100-1WA
Lord Marlesford

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Further to the Written Answer by Lord Whitty on 22 May 2002 (WA 104), whether they will update the information in that Answer, in the same format, showing the number of cases of BSE confirmed in Britain each week since 10 May 2002, together with a moving total of cases for each week period. [HL2155]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Lord Whitty)

The number of active and passive surveillance cases of BSE confirmed in Great Britain during each week of 2002 and in the current year to 7 March and the moving annual totals of confirmed and reported cases for each 52-week period are shown below.

The number of active and passive surveillance cases of BSE confirmed in Great Britain during each week of 2002 and in the current year to 7 March, and the moving annual totals of confirmed and reported cases for each 51-week period
2002 2003
Passive surveillance Active surveillance Reported Passive surveillance Active surveillance Reported
Week No Number confirmed each week Running 52 week total Number confirmed each week Running 52 week total Running 52 week total Week No Number confirmed each week Running 52 week total Number confirmed each week Running 52 week total Running 52 week total
27 0 704 0 581 1,141
28 7 694 19 599 1,125
29 1 685 0 599 1,108
30 4 666 11 610 1,101
31 4 663 7 617 1,083
32 22 674 16 628 1,083
33 9 647 9 637 1,059
34 7 646 10 633 1,054
35 5 648 5 632 1,051
36 3 634 8 632 1,038
37 8 631 4 636 1,034
38 7 628 5 622 1,021
39 7 605 19 635 1,003
40 11 583 7 632 983
41 6 577 5 616 975
42 8 555 11 619 956
43 9 549 2 596 945
44 4 521 7 597 938
45 13 522 18 600 944
46 5 518 2 577 929
47 13 520 12 586 911
48 22 541 23 581 904
49 3 519 31 606 898
50 11 519 6 596 888
51 5 512 9 593 884
52 1 513 0 593 881
1. Confirmation of disease may be affected by delays in diagnosis at the laboratory or by administrative matters. It does not necessarily reflect the occurrence of disease.
2. The totals for reported cases refer only to passive surveillance, ie the reporting of animals as clinical suspects. Cases identified by means of active surveillance are not reported as suspects and are therefore not included in these figures.