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POSTnote. It was first published on Tuesday, 1 January 2002. It was last updated on Tuesday, 1 January 2002.


v-CJD in the future, January 2002

Variant Creutzfeldt Jakob disease (v-CJD) was first defined in the UK in 1996. This POSTnote outlines the main factors that will influence the number of future cases, considers models that estimate the total number of deaths, and discusses the policy implications.

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Type
Research briefing
Reference
POST-PN-171 
Subjects
Death Diagnosis Medical treatments Research Sheep BSE CJD
Published by
POST
Link
View this Research briefing on researchbriefings.parliament.uk