Hood River County health officials say 2 deaths linked to rare brain disease

Hood River County health officials say 2 deaths linked to rare brain disease

During and 8-month period there have been one confirmed and two probable cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease or CJD, a prion disease.

Two dead, another infected, as rare brain disease reported in one Oregon county

Three cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, which causes sponge-like holes to develop in the brain, have been found in Hood River County

3 cases of rare brain disease reported in Oregon

Three cases of a rare brain disease have been reported by public health officials in Hood River County.