How many people have died from mad cow in the UK?

In the UK, there have been 177 confirmed cases of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD), which is linked to mad cow disease (bovine spongiform encephalopathy, BSE). As of October 2023, 178 individuals have died from vCJD in the UK. The disease emerged in the 1990s, primarily due to the consumption of infected beef products. The incidence of new cases has significantly declined since the peak years.