Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease mortality in Canada, 1998 to 2013

Human prion diseases, known collectively as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), are fatal, infectious neurodegenerative disorders that occur in all human populations.To summarize national surveillance data for CJD in Canada between January 1, 1998, and December 31, 2013.Detailed investigations were conducted of individual suspected CJD cases, with collaboration between Canadian health professionals and investigators affiliated with a central CJD...