Written question asked by Elfyn Llwyd (Plaid Cymru) on Tuesday, 31 October 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 November 2000. It was answered by Yvette Cooper (Labour) on Monday, 13 November 2000 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what further research into the incubation period of CJD will be undertaken, and by whom, following the contraction of the disease by a 74 year old.

Answer: Mr. Llwyd: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what further research into the incubation period of CJD will be undertaken, and by whom, following the contraction of the disease by a 74-year-old. [136654] Yvette Cooper: The Government-funded National Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Surveillance Unit (CJDSU) continues to investigate all cases of variant CJD (vCJD) referred to it and analyses data collected to try and identify any common factors which might shed light on the route of exposure and the possible incubation period. The Department has commissioned research to look for vCJD in the elderly population to see if cases may have been missed in this age group.

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