Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) / Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD)

Information on Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) - Human Form of Mad Cow disease

• Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) in Canada

Archived Information (2003)

• First Canadian Case of Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (Variant CJD)
• Frequently Asked Questions about Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (Variant CJD)
• Public Health Agency of Canada's Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) Surveillance System
• Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (Variant CJD)
• Classical Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
• Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD): Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs)
• Blood Safety and Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (Variant CJD)

Other Links

• CJD Surveillance System
• Infection Control Guidelines: Classic CJD in Canada (2002)

Mad Cow Disease (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy)

• Health Canada: Information on Mad Cow Disease (BSE)
• Canadian Food Inspection Agency: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in North America