Public health concerns regarding sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in China: a case series

J Int Med Res. 2019 Aug;47(8):3972-3977. doi: 10.1177/0300060519862067. Epub 2019 Jul 23.

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.

Keywords: Sporadic Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease; case report; diagnosis; epidemiological features; prevention; surveillance.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • China / epidemiology
  • Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome / epidemiology*
  • Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome / prevention & control*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Public Health*

Supplementary concepts

  • Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, Sporadic