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Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

CJD-Surveillance System

Statistics

 

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Referrals of Suspected CJD Reported by CJDSS1,
1997-20102 as of August 31, 2010
1 CJDSS began in April 1998
2 Data before April 1998 are retrospective and partial, data from 1999 to 2008 are complete, and data
for 2009 and 2010 are provisional
Year of Reporting Number of Referrals
1997 4
1998 43
1999 63
2000 82
2001 101
2002 103
2003 75
2004 90
2005 97
2006 78
2007 101
2008 99
2009 104
2010 47
Total Referrals 1087

CJD Deaths Reported by CJDSS1, 1994-20102 as of August 31, 2010
1. CJDSS began in April 1998
2. Data before April 1998 are retrospective and partial, data from 1999 to 2008 are complete, and data
for 2009 and 2010 are provisional
3. Final classification of 59 cases from 2007/08/09 is pending.
Deaths of Definite and Probable CJD
Year Sporadic Iatrogenic Familial GSS FFI vCJD Total
1994 2 0 0 1 0 0 3
1995 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
1996 13 0 0 0 0 0 13
1997 16 0 1 1 0 0 18
1998 22 1 0 1 0 0 24
1999 26 2 2 1 0 0 31
2000 32 0 0 3 0 0 35
2001 27 0 2 1 0 0 30
2002 31 0 2 2 0 1 36
2003 27 1 1 0 0 0 29
2004 42 0 1 0 0 0 43
2005 42 0 0 2 0 0 44
2006 39 0 1 3 1 0 44
2007 32 0 0 4 0 0 36
2008 42 0 1 0 0 0 43
2009 45 0 1 0 0 0 46
2010 4   1       5
Total 445 4 13 19 1 1 483

CJD Cases by Province/Territory as of August 31, 2010

CJD Cases by Province/Territory as of August 31, 2010

Incidence of CJD Deaths Reported by CJDSS in Canada As of August 31, 2010
NOTES:
1. As of September 2002, CJD cases include both definite and probable cases of CJD
2. Data from 1999 to 2008 are complete, and data for 2009 and 2010 are provisional
3. 2009 Population Source: Statistics Canada, Demography Division
4. Final classification of 59 cases from 2008/09/10 is pending.
Year of Death Total CJD Cases Population of Canada Incidence Rate
1999 31 30,401,286 1.02
2000 35 30,685,730 1.14
2001 30 31,019,020 0.97
2002¹ 36 31,353,656 1.15
2003 29 31,639,670 0.92
2004 43 31,940,676 1.35
2005 44 32,245,209 1.36
2006 44 32,576,074 1.35
2007 36 32,931,956 1.09
2008 43 33,327,337 1.29
2009² 46 33,739,814 1.36
2010² 5 33,841,500 0.15

World Wide average occurrence of CJD is approximately 1-2 per million population

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