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Prion diseases in humans: an update

Redwald Unit, St Clement’s Hospital, Foxhall Road, Ipswich, Suffolk IP3 8LS, UK.

Correspondence: Email: robbutler100{at}hotmail.com

Declaration of interest None.

The year 2006 marks 20 years from the first identified bovine spongiform encephalitis in cows and 10 years from the first description of variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease in humans. The threatened epidemic in humans now appears unlikely, but psychiatrists need to be aware of recent developments in prion diseases.

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