Surveillance of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in Australia: update to December 2010.
Since the establishment of the Australian National Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease Registry (ANCJDR) its activities have expanded from prospectively investigating additional iatrogenic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease cases to include: retrospective ascertainment to 1970; provision of expert opinions in the area of infection control management; provide diagnostic testing services for all suspect cases; and maintenance of national and international collaborations in conjunction with routine surveillance responsibilities. An update of the ANCJDR's surveillance activities and outcomes between 1 April and 31 December 2010 is herein presented, including a summation of a recent publication by the ANCJDR. The shorter reporting period is due to a contractual change with the Department of Health and Ageing in 2010, resulting in the reporting timeframe shifting to align with full calendar years.
Australian National Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Registry, Department of Pathology, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. gmjak@unimelb.edu.au
Genevieve M
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Klug
Alison
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Boyd
Amelia
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McGlade
Christiane
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Stehmann
Colin L
CL
Masters
Steven J
SJ
Collins
D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D007562:Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D018563:Disease Notification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D011159:Population Surveillance