Recent US Case of Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease—Global Implications

Recent US Case of Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease—Global Implications

Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) is a rare, fatal prion disease resulting from transmission to humans of the infectious agent of bovine spongiform encephalopathy. We describe the clinical presentation of a recent case of vCJD in the United States and provide an update on diagnostic testing....

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Main Authors: Atul Maheshwari, Michael Fischer, Pierluigi Gambetti, Alicia Parker, Aarthi Ram, Claudio Soto, Luis Concha-Marambio, Yvonne Cohen, Ermias D. Belay, Ryan A. Maddox, Simon Mead, Clay Goodman, Joseph S. Kass, Lawrence B. Schonberger, Haitham M. Hussein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Prions and related diseases
mad cow disease
bovine spongiform encephalopathy
pulvinar sign
PMCA
cortical ribbon sign
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/5/14-2017_article

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