Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Update

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Update

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Update

MedlinePlus sent this bulletin at 09/12/2013 01:11 PM EDT

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More U.S. Patients Feared at Risk of Rare Brain Disease

09/06/2013 02:46 PM EDT

Connecticut said on Friday that two patients who recently underwent surgery at a VA Hospital may have been exposed to a rare brain disease, adding to 13 people already reported at risk in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
Source: Reuters Health