2001
DOI: 10.3201/eid0701.010102
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Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy and Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease: Background, Evolution, and Current Concerns

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“…5 Interestingly, all individuals with vCJD are homozygous with Met at codon 129. 6 A recent study found that M/V heterozygotes were over-represented among survivors of Kuru. It was postulated that prehistoric Kurulike epidemics, associated with the practice of cannibalism, might have caused the balancing selection of the M129V polymorphism.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…5 Interestingly, all individuals with vCJD are homozygous with Met at codon 129. 6 A recent study found that M/V heterozygotes were over-represented among survivors of Kuru. It was postulated that prehistoric Kurulike epidemics, associated with the practice of cannibalism, might have caused the balancing selection of the M129V polymorphism.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…El escrapie es también una enfermedad neurodegenerativa que sufren los ovinos y que se conoce desde el siglo XIX. 1 Una segunda explicación alternativa del origen es que la enfermedad haya existido desde siempre con una bajísima incidencia. El aumento de tal incidencia podría deberse a que haya emergido una variante termoestable del agente patógeno, capaz de mantenerse activa durante el procesamiento de los restos de rumiantes para la alimentación animal.…”
Section: Priones Y Enfermedades Espongiformes Transmisiblesunclassified
“…Esta singularidad pudo originarse de la proporción de desechos de ovejas utilizadas en la preparación de piensos, y de éstas, la frecuencia de infectadas con el patógeno pudo haber sido también mayor. 1 Más importante todavía que el problema económico generado por la EEB es el de salud pública. El agente causal de la enfermedad es un prión llamado PrP Sc .…”
Section: Priones Y Enfermedades Espongiformes Transmisiblesunclassified
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“…9 Precautionary measures taken by Australia and other vCJD-free countries in response to the risk of iatrogenic transmission of vCJD in the healthcare setting include geographic donor defer ral and recommendations regarding the sourcing of bovine-derived materials used in vaccine manufacturing. 10,11 The UK Gover nment, on the other hand, has instituted a series of responses to protect public health. These include specific measures to reduce the risk of transmission via blood and blood product transfusion, a comprehensive national survey of decontamination services in the National Health Service, a commitment to update sterilisation equipment in hospitals and the introduction of single-use instruments for tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy.…”
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