scholarly journals Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in the United Kingdom

2002 ◽  
Vol 6 (45) ◽  
Author(s):  
E Hoile
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy ◽  
Spongiform Encephalopathy ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Jakob Disease

The Department of Health in England has issued the latest figures on known cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in the United Kingdom (UK), including cases of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD), the form of the disease thought to be linked to bovine spongiform encephalopathy.

scholarly journals Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in the United Kingdom

2002 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
F Reid
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy ◽  
Spongiform Encephalopathy ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Jakob Disease

The Department of Health in the United Kingdom has issued the latest figures on known cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, including cases of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD), the form of the disease linked to bovine spongiform encephalopathy. To 7 January 2002, 104 deaths from vCJD have occurred in the United Kingdom

scholarly journals Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in the United Kingdom

2002 ◽  
Vol 6 (14) ◽  
Author(s):  
E Hoile
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy ◽  
Spongiform Encephalopathy ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Jakob Disease

The Department of Health in England has issued the latest figures on known cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in the United Kingdom (UK), including cases of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD), the form of the disease thought to be linked to bovine spongiform encephalopathy.

scholarly journals UK blood donors identified as at increased risk of vCJD are to be notified of their status

2005 ◽  
Vol 10 (29) ◽  
Author(s):  
K Soldan
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Jakob Disease

England’s Department of Health have announced the beginning of notification of a group of individuals who are newly identified as at increased risk of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) in the United Kingdom

scholarly journals Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in Japan. How was the “Blanket Testing Myth” Created?

2007 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hideaki Karaki ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Communication ◽  
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy ◽  
Clinical Symptoms ◽  
Spongiform Encephalopathy ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Jakob Disease ◽  
Uk Government ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Uk

In 1986, after bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) was discovered in the United Kingdom, over 183,000 cases have been confirmed to date. In 1996, the UK government announced that BSE may be transmitted to humans, causing variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD). Retrospectively, the measures taken by the UK government were appropriate and the number of new cases of both BSE and vCJD decreased. Because of the long incubation period between infection and the appearance of clinical symptoms in both BSE and vCJD, a long time was needed to determine the effects of these measures. The inappropriate risk communication, however, caused people to lose trust in the UK government, and fear spread. In Japan, a cow infected with BSE was found in 2001. Although no cattle showing BSE symptoms were found and the risk of BSE infection was low, fear again spread due to inadequate risk communication. To allay consumer anxieties, the government began testing all cattle at slaughter facilities. This, in turn, generated the "blanket testing myth" - the misunderstanding that BSE testing was the most important measure needed to maintain the safety of beef consumption.

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