Predicting the CJD epidemic in humans

被引：173

作者：

Cousens, SN ^{[1
]}

Vynnycky, E ^{[1
]}

Zeidler, M ^{[1
]}

Will, RG ^{[1
]}

Smith, PG ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] WESTERN GEN HOSP,NATL CJD SURVEILLANCE UNIT,EDINBURGH EH4 2XU,MIDLOTHIAN,SCOTLAND

来源：

NATURE | 1997年 / 385卷 / 6613期

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D O I：

10.1038/385197a0

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

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?

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页码：197 / 198

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