CJD Review Article - NEJM Dec 31, 98.

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Dear All,

I lucked in today at the Melbourne University's medical library, with the

December 31 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine finally appearing

on the shelves. As mentioned previously, this issue contains a 12 page

review article of " Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and related transmissible

spongiform encephalopathies " by T. and Clarence J. Gibbs.

The article claims that CJD has been popularized by the extensive media

coverage of the BSE epidemic in Britain, and to the author's knowledge the

incidence of CJD has not changed in " recent years " . Nonetheless, the review

is extremely comprehensive, not overly technical, and an essential resource

for those with an active interest in CJD.

I remember that Debbie, a, and Nancie expressed an interest in

receiving a hard copy of the article by mail [it is not available on line

at the NEMJ website], but since I have " misplaced " some of my earlier

January messages, I would appreciate a reminder from other CJD Voice

members who expressed a similar interest.

With kindest regards, Lynette.