Journal of International Medical Research (Aug 2019)

Public health concerns regarding sporadic Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease in China: a case series

  • Ru-Yi Zhou,
  • Yinzhu Zhou,
  • Heng Zhang,
  • Qingqing Hu,
  • Jinjie Zhu,
  • Jin Zhao,
  • Shuilian Chen,
  • Ruchun Liu,
  • Weihong Hu,
  • Xixing Zhang,
  • Xianfa Xuan,
  • Yuxue Liao,
  • Tianmu Chen

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/0300060519862067
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 47

Abstract

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In this study, we report three cases of sporadic Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease in China, two confirmed cases and one probable case. The aim of this study was to enrich the data regarding clinical and epidemiological features of this disease and to provide reference for the diagnosis, control, and prevention of sporadic Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease.