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Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) – Surveillance case definition

This document contains the surveillance case definition for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD), which is nationally notifiable within Australia. State and territory health departments use this definition to decide whether to notify us of a case.

Published:

1 July 2010

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Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) – Surveillance case definition

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Guideline

Published:

1 July 2010

Last updated:

9 December 2025

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CDNA surveillance case definitions

Last updated:

9 December 2025

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Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) – Surveillance case definition

Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) – Surveillance case definition