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Recent US Case of Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease-Global Implications.
- Source :
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Emerging infectious diseases [Emerg Infect Dis] 2015 May; Vol. 21 (5), pp. 750-9. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- 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. The location of this patient's exposure is less clear than those in the 3 previously reported US cases, but strong evidence indicates that exposure to contaminated beef occurred outside the United States more than a decade before illness onset. This case exemplifies the persistent risk for vCJD acquired in unsuspected geographic locations and highlights the need for continued global surveillance and awareness to prevent further dissemination of vCJD.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Animals
Biopsy
Brain metabolism
Brain pathology
Cattle
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome transmission
Electrocardiography
Female
Global Health
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Population Surveillance
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
United States epidemiology
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome diagnosis
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome epidemiology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1080-6059
- Volume :
- 21
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 25897712
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2105.142017