Table 2. Number of Reported Cases of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy and Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in the Countries with the two prion diseases.
| Country (BSE or vCJD) | BSEa | vCJDb |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 133 | 1 |
| Canada | 16 | 1 |
| France | 997 | 23 |
| Ireland | 1,631 | 4 |
| Italy | 142 | 1 |
| Japan | 34 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 85 | 2 |
| Portugal | 1,055 | 2 |
| Spain | 717 | 4 |
| United Kingdom | 184,576 | 164 |
| United States of America | 2 | 3 |
a
Data as of June 30, 2008 except for Canada (9/1/08), Ireland (10/5/08), and Italy (11/20/08); quoted from World Organization for Animal Health (OIE).18
b
Data as of September 2008, quoted from the Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Surveillance Center of the United Kingdom.20
BSE = bovine spongiform encephalopathy; vCJD = variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.