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P R Gully
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The epidemiology of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in Canada: a review of mortality data.
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), and particularly its transmissibility through blood and blood products, has become a focus of concern in Canada. The recent identification of new variant CJD led to a review of the Canadian mortality database to identify any clustering of CJD by age, sex, or geographic location.
Adult↗
Hepatitis C in Prince Edward Island: a descriptive review of reported cases, 1990-1995.
INTRODUCTION: The prevalence of hepatitis C in Canada is not known. There is limited information on most small area populations such as Prince Edward Island. METHODS: A retrospective approach was used to obtain detailed information on all cases of hepatitis C identified in Prince Edward Island from December 1990 to September 1995. Cases were reviewed for demographic, clinical and risk factor information, including blood donation and transfusion histories. RESULTS: There were 54 RIBA confirmed cases of hepatitis C infection included in the Prince Edward Island Hepatitis C Database, of which 38 (70%) were males. Age ranged from 18 to 76 years, with a mean age of 38 years. Twenty-eight (52%) of the cases had a history of injection drug use, and 24 (44%) had received blood or blood products in the past. There were five cases with neither of these risk factors identified. DISCUSSION: The results suggest that, in this small, primarily rural population, injection drug use is the most common means of hepatitis C transmission, followed by receipt of blood or blood products.
Adolescent↗