Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: results of an inquiry in the fifteen Member States of the European Union

B. C. Merkel; P. W.J Peters; L Chambaud

doi:10.2807/esm.01.06.00158-en

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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: results of an inquiry in the fifteen Member States of the European Union
B. C. Merkel¹ , P. W.J Peters¹ , L Chambaud²
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Affiliations: ¹ Expert National Détaché, Commission Européenne; Luxembourg ² Agent temporaire, Commission Européenne; Luxembourg

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Citation style for this article: Merkel B. C., Peters P. W.J, Chambaud L. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: results of an inquiry in the fifteen Member States of the European Union. Euro Surveill. 1996;1(6):pii=158. https://doi.org/10.2807/esm.01.06.00158-en

Abstract

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) was first described in 1920-1921. CJD is a rare disease with a reported incidence of 0.5 to 1 case per million people in Europe. This fatal dementia belongs to the category of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSE)