Prion diseases in humans: an update.

Butler, Rob · Br J Psychiatry · 2006

editorial · Level V

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Abstract

The year 2006 marks 20 years from the first identified bovine spongiform encephalitis in cows and 10 years from the first description of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans. The threatened epidemic in humans now appears unlikely, but psychiatrists need to be aware of recent developments in prion diseases.

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