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Rule out of variant CJD as the cause of death of a Virginia resident

버지니아 거주자의 사망 원인이 vCJD가 아닌 것으로 밝힘

Recently, the National Prion Disease Pathology Surveillance Center (NPDPSC) ruled out the presence of variant CJD (vCJD) as the cause of death of a young Virginia woman who died earlier this year. Although this suspected case received international media attention, NPDPSC determined that the cause of death was not due to vCJD.

최근 NPDPSC(국립프리온질병병리학감시센터)에서는 올해 초 사망한 젊은 버지니아 여성의 사망 원인에서 vCJD의 가능성을 배제하였다. 이 의심환자는 국제적인 언론의 주목을 받았지만 NPDPSC는 사망원인은 vCJD때문이 아닌 것으로 결론을 내렸다

As of June 2008, the total number of vCJD cases identified in residents of the United States is three; all of which were epidemiologically linked to likely exposures to cattle products contaminated with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, commonly known as “mad cow disease”)while residing in the United Kingdom (2 cases) or Saudi Arabia (1 case).

2008년 6월 현재, 미국 거주자 중 vCJD로 판명난 경우는 3건; 2건은 영국에서, 1건은 사우디아라비아에서 감염되었을 가능성이 큰

The NPDPSC was established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in collaboration with the American Association of Neuropathologists for the purpose of enhancing national surveillance of human prion diseases such as classic CJD and vCJD. US physicians are encouraged to utilize the diagnostic services of the NPDPSC to confirm all clinically suspected and diagnosed cases of CJD and vCJD. For additional information about the NPDPSC and how to submit diagnostic specimens, consult www.CJDSurveillance.com.

이 부분은 NPDPSC라는 기관에 대해 얘기하는 부분인데 큰 의미는 없으니 생략