Table 1. Number of Reported Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Cases in France and the United Kingdom.
| Year | French vCJD | British vCJD | French BSE | British BSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7,137 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14,181 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 25,032 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36,682a |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34,370 |
| 1994 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 23,945 |
| 1995 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 14,302 |
| 1996 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 8,016 |
| 1997 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 4,312 |
| 1998 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 3,179 |
| 1999 | 1 | 29b | 31 | 2,274 |
| 2000 | 1 | 24 | 161 | 1,355 |
| 2001 | 2 | 16 | 274a | 1,113 |
| 2002 | 0 | 13 | 239 | 1,044 |
| 2003 | 2 | 4 | 137 | 549 |
| 2004 | 7b | 9 | 54 | 309 |
| 2005 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 203 |
| 2006 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 104 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 53 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 |
a
Peak of the incidence of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE): 9-year delay France versus United Kingdom.
b
Peak of the incidence of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD): 5-year delay France versus United Kingdom.