Oregon health officials investigate rare brain disease blamed for two deaths
Health officials in Hood River County, Oregon, are investigating three cases of a rare and fatal brain disease known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
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Infections: News and Research on Encephalopathy, Bovine Spongiform
MeSH tree: C01.207.800.260
Study suggests chronic wasting disease unlikely to move from animals to people
A new study of prion diseases, using a human cerebral organoid model, suggests there is a substantial species barrier preventing transmission of chronic wasting disease (CWD) from cervids—deer, elk and moose—to people. The ...
May 17, 2024
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Genetic study finds epidemic of kuru likely led to migration of women in the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea
In the most comprehensive genetic study of the people living in the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea to date, researchers from Papua New Guinea and the U.K. reveal the complex population structure and migration patterns ...
Mar 19, 2024
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Possibility of wildlife-to-human crossover heightens concern about chronic wasting disease
Each fall, millions of hunters across North America make their way into forests and grasslands to kill deer. Over the winter, people chow down on the venison steaks, sausage, and burgers made from the animals.
Feb 8, 2024
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Researchers determine that the risk of 'mad cow disease' from blood transfusion is tiny
From today, eligible people who were in the United Kingdom in the '80s and '90s will be able to donate blood in Australia again.
Jul 25, 2022
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Evidence shows virtually zero risk of 'mad cow' from blood donation in Australia
From today, people who were in the U.K. in the 1980s and 90s will be eligible to donate blood in Australia, based on new research from the Kirby Institute at UNSW Sydney and Australian Red Cross Lifeblood that shows extremely ...
Jul 25, 2022
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Corrupted proteins in focus: How shape gives rise to variations of fatal brain disease
Prion diseases are incurable, deadly neurological disorders that can affect both humans and animals—including Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) in people, Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (also known as Mad Cow Disease) and ...
Jul 13, 2022
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