Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease surveillance in Australia: update to 31 December 2019.
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease surveillance in Australia: update to 31 December 2019.
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澳大利亚克雅氏病监测:更新至 2019 年 12 月 31 日。
DOI:
10.33321/cdi.2020.44.56
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发表时间:
2019
影响因子:
2.5
通讯作者:
S. Collins
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作者:
C. Stehmann;Matteo Senesi;S. Sarros;A. McGlade;Marion Simpson;G. Klug;C. Mclean;C. Masters;S. Collins
Nationwide surveillance of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and other human prion diseases is performed by the Australian National Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Registry (ANCJDR). National surveillance encompasses the period since 1 January 1970, with prospective surveillance occurring from 1 October 1993. Over this prospective surveillance period, considerable developments have occurred in pre-mortem diagnostics; in the delineation of new disease subtypes; and in a heightened awareness of prion diseases in healthcare settings. Surveillance practices of the ANCJDR have evolved and adapted accordingly. This report summarises the activities of the ANCJDR during 2019. Since the ANCJDR began offering diagnostic cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) 14-3-3 protein testing in Australia in September 1997, the annual number of referrals has steadily increased. In 2019, 513 domestic CSF specimens were referred for 14-3-3 protein testing and 85 persons with suspected human prion disease were formally added to the national register. As of 31 December 2019, just under half (42 cases) of the 85 suspect case notifications remain classified as 'incomplete'; 16 cases were excluded through either detailed clinical follow-up (3 cases) or neuropathological examination (13 cases); 20 cases were classified as 'definite' and seven as 'probable' prion disease. For 2019, sixty-three percent of all suspected human prion disease related deaths in Australia underwent neuropathological examination. No cases of variant or iatrogenic CJD were identified. Two possibly causal novel prion protein gene (PRNP) sequence variations were identified.