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Written question asked by Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 11 July 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 24 July 2002. It was answered by Hazel Blears (Labour) on Wednesday, 24 July 2002 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Dept of Health

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of encephalitis tick-borne infection were diagnosed in the UK in each year since 1997.
Answer

Mrs. Calton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cases of encephalitis tick-borne infection were diagnosed in the UK in each year since 1997. [70345] Ms Blears: No clinical cases of UK diagnosed tick-borne encephalitis have been reported to the public health laboratory service communicable disease surveillance centre between January 1997 and the end of June 2002.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
70345; 389 c1434W;389 c1432W
Session
2001-02
Subjects
Tick-borne encephalitis
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk