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Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD)


Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathiesare a group of fatal degenerative diseases that affect the central nervous system and can occur in humans and certain animal species. The most common TSE among humans is Creutzfeld-Jacob-Disease (CJD).

CJD Surveillance Letters

Diagnosis and Reporting of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Including Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (PDF)

2004 Health Update #5: Surveillance for Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies including the Classic and Variant Forms of Creutzfeld-Jacob Disease, in New York City (PDF)

Meeting of The Association of Practitioners of Infection Control (APIC), NYC (10/21/05)

Dr. Paul Brown on Infection Control Measures for CJD (PDF)

Presentation Slides:
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Investigational Therapeutics in CJD (PDF)

Clinical Generalities of TSE and CJD (PDF)

CJD Pathology and Diagnostic Markers (PDF)

Clinical Presentation: Creutzfeld-Jacob-Disease, Subacute Spongiform Encephalopathies (Prionopathies) (PDF)

Evaluation of Suspected Cluster of CJD in New Jersey (PDF)

Surveillance of CJD in New York State: A Team Approach (PDF)

Creutzfeld-Jacob Disease Surveillance: Findings in New York City, 2001-2003 (PDF)

Epidemiology and Surveillance of Creutzfeld-Jacob Disease in the United States (PDF)

More Resources

Information on Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease For Funeral Home, Cemetery, And Crematory Practitioners

National Prion Disease Pathology Surveillance Center