Public health concerns regarding sporadic Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease in China: a case series. Issue 8 (August 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zhou, Ru-Yi; Zhou, Yinzhu; Zhang, Heng; Hu, Qingqing; Zhu, Jinjie; Zhao, Jin; Chen, Shuilian; Liu, Ruchun; Hu, Weihong; Zhang, Xixing; Xuan, Xianfa; Liao, Yuxue; Chen, Tianmu
• Is Part Of: Journal of international medical research. Volume 47:Issue 8(2019)
• Page Start: 3972
• Page End: 3977
• Publication Date: 2019-08
• Subjects: Sporadic Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease -- surveillance -- epidemiological features -- case report -- diagnosis -- prevention; Medicine -- Periodicals; Pharmacology -- Periodicals; 610.5
• DOI: 10.1177/0300060519862067
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0300-0605

Abstract

In this study, we report three cases of sporadic Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease in China, two confirmed cases and one probable case. The aim of this study was to enrich the data regarding clinical and epidemiological features of this disease and to provide reference for the diagnosis, control, and prevention of sporadic Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease.