US FDA/CFSAN - BSE and Cosmetics: FDA Risk Assessment and Management Perspectives
December 7, 2006
v-CJD Cases in the U.S.
- Tracked by CDC and FDA
- Few in number, generally non-resident or resident-alien
- 200 cases worldwide; 3 cases in U.S.
- November 28, 2006 - Latest case reported by CDC is young Saudi Arabian adult, resident in U.S. resident since late 2005, living in Virginia.
- Other cases: UK (164), France (21), Republic of Ireland (4), the Netherlands (2), Canada (1), Italy (1), Japan (1), Portugal (1), Saudi Arabia (1), and Spain (1).
