Publications

creutzfeldt-jakob disease in japan.	in a nationwide survey of creutzfeldt-jakob disease (cjd) in japan, the point prevalence rate on june 1, 1978 in fukuoka prefecture and the estimated national prevalence rate were approximately one per one million population. the minimal period prevalence rate was 0.45 per one million population. the minimal annual incidence and the minimal annual mortality rate were 0.19 and 0.15 per one million population, respectively. the geographic distribution of cjd in japan was uniform. clinically, cjd a ...	1983	6355897
clustering of three cases of creutzfeldt-jakob disease near fukuoka city, japan.	during a 4-month period we encountered three patients with creutzfeldt-jakob disease (cjd). all lived in a limited area near fukuoka city in japan. such a significantly close spatial and temporal clustering of cases suggests exposure to a common cjd infectious agent. except for dental-related treatments, there were no evident causative agents common to these three patients.	1991	1685612