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Infectious disease news: Top 5 posts for the week Nov. 17- Nov. 23

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Here are the top five posts on Outbreak News Today for the Thanksgiving week, the week Nov. 17 through Nov. 23: 5. North Carolina: Chickenpox outbreak reported at Asheville school The largest outbreak...

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease: Research suggests the eye may be a source for early diagnosis

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National Institutes of Health scientists and their colleagues have found evidence of the infectious agent of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) in the eyes of deceased CJD patients. The finding suggests...

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease linked to eating squirrel brains

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According to a poster presented at the recent IDWeek 2018, on the speed of diagnosis of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs) like variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD), researchers from...

Prion diseases: BU researchers define possible molecular pathway for neurodegeneration, targets for treatment

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A new study has shed light on the mechanisms underlying the progression of prion diseases and identified a potential target for treatment. Prion diseases are a group of fatal neurological disorders that...

Prion protein found in skin of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease patients: NIH/Case Western Reserve University

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National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientists and collaborators at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have detected abnormal prion protein in the skin of nearly two dozen people who died...

Scientists devise way to study prions using brain cells derived from human stem cells

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Scientists have developed a new system to study Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in the laboratory, paving the way for research to find treatments for the fatal brain disorder. The team have devised a method...

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) and other prion diseases

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Epidemiologist with the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Ryan Maddox, PhD, joined me to discuss Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease...

Korean authorities investigate suspect Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease case

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Officials in the Ulsan Metropolitan City, South Korea’s seventh largest metropolis, are investigating a suspected Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease  (CJD) in a 40-year-old school employee, according...

Florida reports 3rd Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease case, this one in Duval County

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Health officials in the Sunshine State reported on the third confirmed or probable Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) case of 2016 on Friday in Duval County. The confirmed case is from Jacksonville, no other...

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease cases reported in Tampa area

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Since the beginning of the year, the state of Florida has reported one confirmed and one probable case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD), and both cases are from Hillsborough County, according to state...