Updated: 5 May 2021, 11:49
A MYSTERIOUS CJD-like brain illness that triggers seizures and hallucinations has left doctors in Canada baffled.
The illness is similar to Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, (CJD), a rare and fatal brain disease, one form of which is known as Mad Cow Disease.
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The disease has baffled doctors in CanadaCredit: BBC
Roger Ellis in his early 60s collapsed at home suffering a seizure almost two years ago.
Mr Ellis, from New Brunswick, was enjoying his retirement until suddenly his health started to decline.
His son, Steve Ellis told the BBC: He had delusions, hallucinations, weight loss, aggression, repetitive speech. At one point he couldn t even walk. So in the span of three months we were being brought to a hospital to tell us they believed he was dying - but no one knew why.
Updated: May 5 2021, 7:13 ET
A MYSTERIOUS CJD-like brain illness that triggers seizures and hallucinations has left doctors in Canada baffled.
The illness is similar to Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, (CJD), a rare and fatal brain disease, one form of which is known as Mad Cow Disease.
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The disease has baffled doctors in CanadaCredit: BBC
Roger Ellis in his early 60s collapsed at home suffering a seizure almost two years ago.
Mr Ellis, from New Brunswick, was enjoying his retirement until suddenly his health started to decline.
His son, Steve Ellis told the BBC: He had delusions, hallucinations, weight loss, aggression, repetitive speech. At one point he couldn t even walk. So in the span of three months we were being brought to a hospital to tell us they believed he was dying - but no one knew why.
Chronic wasting disease test developed by scientists Follow Us
Question of the Day By BRETT FRENCH - Associated Press - Saturday, April 17, 2021
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - Scientists have developed a new way to test live animals for chronic wasting disease that holds promise for one day detecting the illness in the wild.
“We need to do more in the form of field testing to verify its utility,” said Byron Caughey, chief of the TSE/Prion Biochemistry Section at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in Hamilton.
The new method utilizes a piece of tissue from the animal’s ear for testing. Previously, more invasive tests had proven effective but difficult to collect, including a rectal sample or biopsy of lymph nodes.
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Adrian High graduate Tracy Nichols earns Scientist of the Year award
Adrian High School graduate, former Lenawee County native earns agency honor for scientific research, work in studying chronic wasting disease (CWD) in animals
The Daily Telegram
FORT COLLINS, Colo. An Adrian High School graduate has put her extensive years of education and scientific research to good use, earning an agency-wide honor for her work in researching a degenerative disease affecting wildlife across the United States.
Tracy Nichols, the daughter of Lester and the late Carol Nichols of Adrian, was awarded in November the “Scientist of the Year” award by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) research company, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), for her work in studying chronic wasting disease (CWD).
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