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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Autores principales: Maheshwari, Atul, Fischer, Michael, Gambetti, Pierluigi, Parker, Alicia, Ram, Aarthi, Soto, Claudio, Concha-Marambio, Luis, Cohen, Yvonne, Belay, Ermias D., Maddox, Ryan A., Mead, Simon, Goodman, Clay, Kass, Joseph S., Schonberger, Lawrence B., Hussein, Haitham M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015
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Perspective
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4412247/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25897712
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2105.142017

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