Update: Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Associated with Cadaveric Dura Mater Grafts -- Japan, 1978-2008.

This article discusses a report on the cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) linked to dural grafts in Japan from 1978 to 2008. The report suggests that, because of the long incubation period between graft receipt and symptom onset, continued surveillance in Japan might identify additional CJD cases associated with dural grafts. The report also notes that the number of persons identified with CJD associated with cadaveric dura mater grafts increased.