A review of the enhanced CJD surveillance feasibility study in the elderly in Scotland, UK

A review of the enhanced CJD surveillance feasibility study in the elderly in Scotland, UK

Abstract Background Variant Creutzfeldt - Jakob disease (vCJD) arose from dietary contamination with bovine-spongiform-encephalopathy (BSE). Because of concerns that vCJD-cases might be missed in the elderly, a feasibility study of enhanced CJD surveillance on the elderly was begun in 2016. Recruitm...

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Main Authors: Lovney Kanguru, Sarah Cudmore, Gemma Logan, Briony Waddell, Colin Smith, Anna Molesworth, Richard Knight
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-01-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
vCJD
sCJD
Prion Disease
Surveillance
Public health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-023-04556-z

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