Deaths from variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in the UK

N J Andrews; C P Farrington; H J T Ward; S N Cousens; P G Smith; A M Molesworth; R S G Knight; J W Ironside; R G Will

Deaths from variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in the UK

N J Andrews, C P Farrington, H J T Ward, S N Cousens, P G Smith, A M Molesworth, R S G Knight, J W Ironside, R G Will

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In 2002, 17 people died from variant CJD (vCJD) in the UK, compared with 20 in 2001 and 28 in 2000. We analysed data for deaths from vCJD since 1995 and estimated the underlying trend in mortality. The trend had a quadratic component (p=0.005), suggesting that the increase was not exponential, and that the previously increasing trend is slowing down. The death rate peaked in 2000. These findings are encouraging, but mortality might increase again in the future.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	751-2
Number of pages	2
Journal	The Lancet
Volume	361
Issue number	9359
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 2003

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

Adolescent
Cause of Death
Child
Child, Preschool
Cohort Studies
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome
Cross-Sectional Studies
Great Britain
Humans
Incidence
Population Surveillance

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Deaths from variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in the UK

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