Published Date: 2002-02-10 23:50:00
Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> CJD (new var.), suspected case - Italy (Sicily) (03)
Archive Number: 20020210.3528

CJD (NEW VAR.), SUSPECTED CASE - ITALY (SICILY) (03)
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2001
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CJD (new var.), suspected - China (Hong Kong) 20010612.1142
CJD (new var.), suspected - China (Hong Kong) (02) 20010613.1146
CJD (new var.) - France: fifth case 20011205.2951
CJD (new var.) - UK: 9th Annual Report 20010706.1293
2000
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CJD (new var.), suspected case - Russia 20001204.2109
CJD (new var.), suspected case - S. Africa (03): NOT 20001219.2223
CJD (new var.), suspected case - South Africa 20001211.2167
CJD (new var.), suspected case - South Africa (02) 20001212.2171
Date: Sat 9 Feb 2002
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Source: The New York Times, Agence France-Presse report, Sat 9 Feb 2002
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<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/09/international/09BRIE.html>

Second Case of Suspected vCJD Reported in Sicily
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A second probable case of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease [abbreviated as
vCJD or CJD (new var.) in ProMED-mail, the human form of mad cow disease,
has been diagnosed in a 56-year old man hospitalized in Palermo, Sicily,
said Dr. Luigi Pastore, Head of Neurology at Palermo's main hospital.
Italy's first human victim, a 25-year old Sicilian woman, was identified on
Tue 5 Feb 2002. The Italian Health Minister, Girolamo Sirchia, said he could
not rule out the appearance of more cases of the disease but added that
"talk of an epidemic is completely irrelevant." The first case was confirmed
in Britain in 1996, where more than 100 people have died.
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[The older age of this patient is not typical of vCJD. vCJD has been
observed predominantly, but not exclusively, in people of younger age.
Further information on the basis for the diagnosis is awaited. - Mod.CP
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