Two neurodegenerative infections that Fiocruz is investigating in Rio de Janeiro are suspected of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD), says the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (Mapa).
At first, the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) had informed that they were suspected of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, popularly known as mad cow disease. However, considering clinical and radiological aspects, the foundation explained in a second moment that suspicions are focused on CJD.
About CJD, Mapa says that “the disease occurs, in most cases, sporadically and has an unknown infectious cause and source.” The folder also says that, “in this way, the suspected cases are not related to the consumption of beef or by-products contaminated with Bovine Spongiform Encephalitis (BSE), known as the ‘Mad Cow’ disease”.
Fiocruz says that “the two patients hospitalized for investigation of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (‘mad cow disease’) are suspected of having the sporadic form of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD), considering the clinical and radiological aspects.
This sporadic form is not related to meat consumption. We reiterate that the patients are admitted to the Hospital Center for the Covid-19 Pandemic of the INI and that both cases do not have diagnostic confirmation.
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Reference: CNN Brasil
