title: Risk of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in relation to animal spongiform encephalopathies: a collaborative study in Europe.
abstract: This paper describes a study of the risk of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in various European countries. The objectives of the study are to investigate the frequency of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and other human spongiform encephalopathies in Europe in relation to animal spongiform encephalopathies, and to assess the risk of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in relation to genetic, occupational and nutritional factors. The study will consist of three parts: the establishment of registries of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease on the basis of cases in the registries, and molecular genetic studies with material collected in the registries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Erasmus University Medical School, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hofman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002417:Cattle; D007562:Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D016643:Encephalopathy, Bovine Spongiform / Q000635:transmission*; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D012042:Registries; D012307:Risk Factors