The Epidemiology of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in Canada: A Review of Mortality Data
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), and particularly its transmissibility through blood and blood products, has become a focus of concern in Canada. The recent identification of new variant CJD led to a review of the Canadian mortality database to identify any clustering of CJD by age, sex, or geograph...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1997-03-01
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| Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/3/1/97-0108_article |
| Summary: | Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), and particularly its transmissibility through blood and blood products, has become a focus of concern in Canada. The recent identification of new variant CJD led to a review of the Canadian mortality database to identify any clustering of CJD by age, sex, or geographic location. |
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| ISSN: | 1080-6040 1080-6059 |