Dynamics of the Incidence of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in Slovakia in 1975-2008
Authors:
E. Mitrová
Authors‘ workplace:
Národné referenčné centrum prionových chorôb, Vedeckovýskumná základňa Slovenskej zdravotníckej univerzity v Bratislave
Published in:
Epidemiol. Mikrobiol. Imunol. 58, 2009, č. 4, s. 173-178
Overview
The paper reports on Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) occurence in Slovakia in years 1975 - 2008. Changes in the incidence of this most important human prion disease, occurrence of individual forms of the classical CJD variant and the unique, unusually high proportion of genetic CJD are documented. Endo- and exogenous risk factors are analyzed, gaps in the prevention of iatrogenic infection are pointed out and the profylaxis of genetic CJD is discussed.
Key words:
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, incidence, risk factors.
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