Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease: Possible Association with Eating Brains

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To the Editor: In 1975 we proposed that Creutzfeld-Jakob disease might be transmitted through consumption of a contaminated food source.1 We now report the case of a 56-year-old woman of Polish ethnic origin with autopsy-proved Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease that provides further support for this idea. A dietary history revealed that she had eaten traditional Polish foods such as kishka (stuffed derma), kielbasa (sausage) and sausessen (headcheese) at least once a month. These foods may contain brain.The husband, who was of mixed Filipino ancestry, reported that he had actually consumed more of such foods than the wife, but that she . . .

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