Epidemiological surveillance of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in the United Kingdom.
Systematic epidemiological surveillance of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease was carried out in England and Wales covering the years 1970-1984. The results of this work provide a basis from which to assess any change in the pattern of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease following the occurrence of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy. The methodology, early results and problems of the current systematic national survey of CJD, initiated in May 1990, are discussed.
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R G
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Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK.
D007562:Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D011159:Population Surveillance; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology