Volume 14, Number 2—February 2008
Dispatch
Atypical Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathies, France, 2001–2007
Table
Results of retrospective molecular typing studies for types of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) cases identified, France, 2001–2007*
Year | No. tested | Age >8 y | H-BSE | L-BSE | C-BSE | UC |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001 (Jul–Dec) | 1,524,344 | 334,865 | 1 | 0 | 153 | 18 |
2002 | 3,183,320 | 648,026 | 2 | 1 | 219 | 17 |
2003 | 3,189,899 | 649,724 | 3 | 1 | 123 | 10 |
2004 | 2,867,571 | 614,851 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 2 |
2005 | 2,590,973 | 565,863 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 1 |
2006 | 2,692,048 | 555,577 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
2007 (Jan–Jun) |
1,070,210 |
244,286 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
Total | 17,118,365 | 3,613,192 | 7 | 6 | 584 | 48 |
*H-type, higher molecular masses of unglycosylated protease-resistant prion protein (PrPres); L-type, lower molecular masses of unglycosylated PrPres; C-type, classic BSE; UC, unclassified.