Supporting Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Awareness Day and Prion Disease Surveillance.
This resolution supports establishing Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) Awareness Day to increase public knowledge about this rare, fatal brain disorder. It emphasizes the critical importance of ongoing national surveillance of prion diseases. This surveillance is vital for public health protection, especially in monitoring potential transmission risks from animal diseases like Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) to humans.
Key points
Designating November 12, 2025, as CJD Awareness Day to educate the public about this rapidly progressive, fatal illness.
Recognizing the necessity of comprehensive public health surveillance to detect and monitor rare brain diseases and potential animal-to-human prion transmission risks, impacting food safety and public health.
Status:
Introduced
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