Constant Transmission Properties of Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in 5 Countries

Constant Transmission Properties of Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in 5 Countries

Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) has been reported in 12 countries. We hypothesized that a common strain of agent is responsible for all vCJD cases, regardless of geographic origin. To test this hypothesis, we inoculated strain-typing panels of wild-type mice with brain material from human v...

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Main Authors: Abigail B. Diack, Diane Ritchie, Matthew Bishop, Victoria Pinion, Jean-Philippe Brandel, Stephane Haik, Fabrizio Tagliavini, Cornelia Van Duijn, Ermias D. Belay, Pierluigi Gambetti, Lawrence B. Schonberger, Pedro Piccardo, Robert G. Will, Jean C. Manson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Prion
strain
variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
transmissible spongiform encephalopathy
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
CJD
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/10/12-0792_article

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