Surveillance of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in Australia: 2009 update

Authors

  • Genevieve M Klug Australian National Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Registry, Department of Pathology, University of Melbourne
  • Alison Boyd Australian National Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Registry, Department of Pathology, University of Melbourne
  • Victoria Lewis Australian National Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Registry, Department of Pathology, University of Melbourne
  • Amelia McGlade Australian National Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Registry, Department of Pathology, University of Melbourne
  • Christiane Stehmann
  • Colin L Masters Australian National Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Registry, Department of Pathology, University of Melbourne
  • Steven J Collins Australian National Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Registry, Department of Pathology, University of Melbourne

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2009.33.17

Keywords:

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, transmissible spongiform encephalopathies

Abstract

In Australia, the occurrence of all human transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) is surveyed by the Australian National Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Registry (ANCJDR). While prospective surveillance commenced in October 1993, the ANCJDR also retrospectively ascertained cases that occurred between 1970 and 1993. During the surveillance period of 1 April 2008 to 31 March 2009, the ANCJDR received 90 suspect TSE case notifications, which is slightly increased from previous annual surveillance periods. Based on the total number of probable and definite CJD cases, ascertained between 1993 and 2009, the Australian age-adjusted mortality rate is 1.18 deaths per million per year. In this short report, we provide updated Australian human TSE figures and discuss a recently published investigation of geographical TSE clustering in regional New South Wales. Commun Dis Intell 2009;33:188–191.

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Published

01/06/09

How to Cite

Klug, Genevieve M, Alison Boyd, Victoria Lewis, Amelia McGlade, Christiane Stehmann, Colin L Masters, and Steven J Collins. 2009. “Surveillance of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in Australia: 2009 Update”. Communicable Diseases Intelligence 33 (June):188-91. https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2009.33.17.

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Vol. 33 (2009)

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Annual report

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