Similarities of Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Strain in Mother and Son in Spain to UK Reference Case
We investigated transmission characteristics of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in a mother and son from Spain. Despite differences in patient age and disease manifestations, we found the same strain properties in these patients as in UK vCJD cases. A single strain of agent appears to be responsib...
Main Authors: | Abigail B. Diack, Aileen Boyle, Diane Ritchie, Chris Plinston, Dorothy Kisielewski, Jesús de Pedro-Cuesta, Alberto Rábano, Robert G. Will, Jean C. Manson |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2017-09-01
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Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/9/17-0159_article |
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