Volume 8: Variant CJD
4. Work of the CJD Surveillance Unit
Fifth Annual Report (1996)

4.34 This was finally published on 15 September 1997 and covered the period up to the end of April 1996. The delay in publication was due to the increased workload of the CJDSU as a result of the identification of a new variant form of CJD and the possible link between this and BSE.

4.35 The work of the CJDSU from May 1995 is covered in Chapter 5.