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Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Answer

Mr. David Shaw: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the number of cases of each notifiable disease over the past five years. [14857] Mrs. Browning: [holding answer 10 February 1997]: The number of cases of each notifiable disease over the last five years is as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Anthrax{1} 2 2 3 1 3 Avian Influenza{2} 1 0 0 0 0 Contagious Equine 0 0 0 0 14 Metritis{1}{} Bovine Spongiform 36,682 34,370 23,994 14,298 {3}7,202 Encephalopathy Brucellosis 0 1 0 0 0 Enzootic Bovine Leukosis 4 63 26 7 5 Equine Viral Arteritis 0 0 0 0 1 Paramyxovirus of pigeons{2} 157 103 36 26 22 Newcastle Disease{2} 0 0 0 0 1 Rabies 0 0 0 0 {4}1 Scrapie {5}-- 327 199 163 {3}207 Tuberculosis (in cattle){6} 155 274 362 449 {7}-- Tuberculosis (in Deer){6}{} 1 1 1 2 {7}-- Viral Haemorrhagic Disease 2 10 200 512 {8}269 (in rabbits){1} Warble Fly 0 0 0 2 0 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Figures denote number of outbreaks which may involve more than one animal. {2} Figures denote outbreaks in flocks which may involve more than one bird. {3} Provisional. {4} One case of European Bat Lyssavirus 2 which did not affect the UK's status as a rabies free country. {5} Scrapie only became a notifiable disease on 1 January 1993. {6} Figures denote confirmed herd breakdowns which may involve more than one animal. {7} Figures not available until June 1997. {8} Viral haemorrhagic disease of rabbits ceased to be a notifiable disease on 21 October 1996.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

14857; 290 c144W

Session

1996-97

Subjects

Animals Diseases Notifiable diseases

Contains statistics

Yes