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A Mad Cow-Like Prion Disease Has Killed Two People and Sickened a Third in Same Oregon Town

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Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease , or CJD , is the most common prion disease known to exist.

Only 500 new cases of CJD are estimated to happen in the U.S. annually .

Health officials in Hood River County , Oregon , say they have not identified a link between the cases.

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