In a follow-up to a report last week about a possible Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) case at a Fayetteville, Arkansas hospital, the Department of Health (ADH) said in a release: The Arkansas Department...

A national laboratory in Chantilly, Va., has confirmed a preliminary diagnosis of an extremely rare condition known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) following a Feb. 15, 2016, diagnostic lumbar puncture...

The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) recorded two probable cases of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) in late August 2015. The first case was a 57-year-old woman who enjoyed good past health....

Two people, both from Tampa, have been reported to Hillsborough County health officials as having the prion disease, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD). The Hillsborough County Health Department reports...

For the third month in a row, Hong Kong health authorities are reporting a suspected case of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). The case that was recorded on April 16, 2015, affects a 74-year-old...

The Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection (CHP) recorded two probable cases of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) so far in the month of March. The first case was notified on March 12, 2015, affecting...

Prion diseases or transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) are a family of rare progressive neurodegenerative disorders that affect both humans and animals. According to the Centers for Disease...

I know I’m quite late on this story but I felt it was important to publish it anyway. Slightly more than a month ago, some tragic news hit the Utah State government. The Beehive State lost their...

The Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection (CHP) recorded a probable case of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) on February 13, 2015, affecting a 65-year-old man with unremarkable past health. He...

Researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center and elsewhere say that a vaccination they have developed to fight a brain-based, wasting syndrome among deer and other animals may hold promise on two additional...