Predicting the CJD epidemic in humans

S. N. Cousens, E. Vynnycky, M. Zeidler, R. G. Will and P. G. Smith
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S. N. Cousens: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
E. Vynnycky: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
M. Zeidler: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
R. G. Will: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
P. G. Smith: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Nature, 1997, vol. 385, issue 6613, 197-198

Abstract: Fourteen cases of new-variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease have so far been confirmed in the United Kingdom. Are they the start of an epidemic? If so, how informative will cases in the next few years be in predicting its course?

Date: 1997
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