Volume 12, Number 10—October 2006
Research
Human Prion Disease and Relative Risk Associated with Chronic Wasting Disease
Table 1
ICD codes and corresponding event classifications for human prion disease deaths of Colorado residents, 1998–2001*
| Death y | CWD-endemic county | Sex | Death age, y | CJD status | ICD-9/ICD-10 codes† | Event classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | No | F | >70 | Probable | 046.1 | CJD/expanded |
| Yes | M | >70 | Confirmed | 358.9, 507.0, 799.9 | None‡ | |
| No | F | 31–55 | Confirmed | 046.1 | CJD/expanded | |
| No | M | 31–55 | Confirmed | 046.1 | CJD/expanded | |
| 1999 | No | F | 31–55 | Confirmed | A81.0 | CJD/expanded |
| No | M | 56–70 | Probable | A81.0, F17.1, I50.0, J44.9 | CJD/expanded | |
| No | F | 56–70 | Confirmed | G31.9 | Expanded | |
| No | F | >70 | Suspected | A81.0, G20, R29.8 | CJD/expanded | |
| 2000 | No | M | 56–70 | Suspected | A81.0 | CJD/expanded |
| Yes | F | 56–70 | Confirmed | A81.0, E86, G93.4 | CJD/expanded | |
| Yes | M | 56–70 | Confirmed | G31.9, J96.9 | Expanded | |
| No | F | >70 | Suspect | A81.0, J18.9 | CJD/expanded | |
| Yes | F | 56–70 | Suspected | G93.4, F32.9, F41.9, J44.9 | Expanded | |
| 2001 | Yes | F | 56–70 | Confirmed | A81.0, I46.9 | CJD/expanded |
| No | M | 56–70 | Probable | A81.0, I48, I64 | CJD/expanded | |
| No | F | 56–70 | Confirmed | A81.0, R53, R56.8 | CJD/expanded | |
| No | M | >70 | Suspected | A81.0, E87.8, G96.9, J18.9, N19, R99 | CJD/expanded | |
| No | F | 56–70 | Confirmed | G20 | None‡ | |
| Yes | M | >70 | Suspected | I10 | None‡ | |
| No | M | 56–70 | Suspected | A81.0, I46.9 | CJD/expanded |
*CWD, chronic wasting disease; CJD, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
†Boldface codes qualify for at least 1 event definition (Table A1 and Table A2).
‡Codes reported for cases missed on all definitions; 358.9, unspecified myoneural disorder; 507.0, pneumonitis due to solids or liquids, specifically due to inhalation of food or vomit; 799.9, asphyxia, other unknown and unspecified; G20, Parkinson's disease; I10, essential (primary) hypertension.
