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Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

CJD-Surveillance System

Statistics

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Referrals of Suspected CJD Reported by CJD-SS1,
1997-20092 as of September 30, 2009

Year of Reporting
Number of Referrals
1997 4
1998 43
1999 63
2000 82
2001 101
2002 103
2003 75
2004 90
2005 96
2006 78
2007 101
2008 100
2009 79
Total Referrals 1015

Notes:
1CJD-SS began in April 1998
2Data before April 1998 are retrospective and partial, data from 1999 to 2007 are complete, and data for 2008 and 2009 are provisional



CJD Deaths Reported by CJD-SS1, 1994-20092 as of September 30, 2009

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 37 0 1 3 1 0 42
2007 32 0 0 3 0 0 35
2008 37 0 0 0 0 0 37
2009 9 0 0 0 0 0 9
Total 398 4 10 18 1 1 432

Notes:
1CJD-SS began in April 1998
2Data before April 1998 are retrospective and partial, data from 1999 to 2007 are complete, and data for 2008 and 2009 are provisional
Final classification of 35 cases from 2007/08 is pending.


CJD Cases by Province/Territory As of September 30, 2009

CJD Cases by Province/Territory As of March 28, 2009

Incidence of CJD Deaths Reported by CJD-SS in Canada As of September 30, 2009

Year of Death Total CJD Cases Population of Canada Incidence Rate
1999 31 30,403,878 1.02
2000 35 30,689,035 1.14
2001 30 31,021,251 0.97
2002¹ 36 31,372,587 1.15
2003 29 31,669,150 0.92
2004 43 32,069,999 1.34
2005 42 32,378,122 1.30
2006 42 32,730,213 1.28
2007 34 33,091,228 1.03
2008² 37 33,223,840 1.11
2009² 9 33,311,420 0.27

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

Notes:
1 As of September 2002, CJD cases include both definite and probable cases of CJD
2Data from 1999 to 2007 are complete, and data for 2008 and 2009 are provisional
2008 Population Source: http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/080625/d080625b.htm
Final classification of 35 cases from 2007/08 is pending.


National Microbiology Laboratory Genetics and Prion Disease program (HGPD)