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Review

. 2001 Oct 13;323(7317):858-61.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7317.858.

New variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: the epidemic that never was

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PMID: 11597973
PMCID: PMC1121394
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.323.7317.858

Review

New variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: the epidemic that never was

G A Venters. BMJ. 2001.

. 2001 Oct 13;323(7317):858-61.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7317.858.

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Affiliation

¹ Lanarkshire Health Board, Hamilton ML3 OTA. george.venters@lanarkshirehb.scot.nhs.uk

PMID: 11597973
PMCID: PMC1121394
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.323.7317.858

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Figure 1
Epidemic curve for the outbreak of Escherichia coli 0157 in Lanarkshire in 1996, all cases

Figure 2
Number of referrals and deaths from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in the United Kingdom to 2000

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Comment in

vCJD: the epidemic that never was. New variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: the critique that never was.
Will RG, Knight RS, Ward HJ, Ironside JW. Will RG, et al. BMJ. 2002 Jul 13;325(7355):102. BMJ. 2002. PMID: 12114248 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
vCJD: the epidemic that never was. Creutzfeldt's patient did not have Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
Reuber M. Reuber M. BMJ. 2002 Jul 13;325(7355):102. BMJ. 2002. PMID: 12125683 No abstract available.
vCJD: the epidemic that never was. Possibility of BSE being cause of variant CJD is indeed biologically plausible.
Dealler S. Dealler S. BMJ. 2002 Jul 13;325(7355):102. BMJ. 2002. PMID: 12125684 No abstract available.
vCJD: the epidemic that never was. Author has overlooked several findings that support his argument.
Stewart GT. Stewart GT. BMJ. 2002 Jul 13;325(7355):102. BMJ. 2002. PMID: 12125685 No abstract available.

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