Predicting the CJD epidemic in humans

Fourteen cases of new-variant Creutzfeld-Jakob disease have so far been confirmed in the UK. The fear that many infected cows have entered the human food supply has fueled concern that there might be many cases in the future.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nature (London) 1997-01, Vol.385 (6613), p.197-198
Hauptverfasser:	Cousens, S. N, Vynnycky, E, Zeidler, M, Will, R. G, Smith, P. G
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Bovine spongiform encephalopathy Cattle Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome - epidemiology Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome - transmission Disease Disease Outbreaks Encephalopathy, Bovine Spongiform - transmission Epidemics Food Contamination Food supply Humans Models, Statistical Time Factors United Kingdom - epidemiology
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Zusammenfassung:	Fourteen cases of new-variant Creutzfeld-Jakob disease have so far been confirmed in the UK. The fear that many infected cows have entered the human food supply has fueled concern that there might be many cases in the future.
ISSN:	0028-0836 1476-4687
DOI:	10.1038/385197a0