Table 2.
Annual suspect CJD cases by way of capture by the Belgian CJD surveillance system, 1999-2010
| Year | Number of suspect CJD cases in hospital discharge data | Number of autopsies performed on suspect CJD cases (% of total suspect cases) | Number of suspect CJD cases captured by surveillance system (autopsy or probable) (% of total suspect cases) | Number of suspect CJD cases not captured by the surveillance system (% of total suspect cases) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 15 | 9 (60) | 10 (67) | 5 (33) |
| 2000 | 14 | 7 (50) | 7 (50) | 7 (50) |
| 2001 | 19 | 10 (53) | 14 (74) | 5 (26) |
| 2002 | 20 | 13 (65) | 16 (80) | 4 (20) |
| 2003 | 24 | 14 (58) | 17 (71) | 7 (29) |
| 2004 | 24 | 10 (42) | 15 (63) | 9 (37) |
| 2005 | 17 | 8 (47) | 10 (59) | 7 (41) |
| 2006 | 20 | 9 (45) | 13 (65) | 7 (35) |
| 2007 | 25 | 15 (60) | 15 (60) | 10 (40) |
| 2008 | 15 | 6 (40) | 6 (40) | 9 (60) |
| 2009 | 17 | 10 (59) | 10 (59) | 7 (41) |
| 2010 | 31 | 11 (35) | 11 (35) | 20 (65) |
| Total | 241 | 122 (51) | 144 (60) | 97 (40) |