Until we know the answers to these questions, it seems premature to decide that we are witnessing the beginning of the end of variant CJD. On the contrary, the cases identified so far may be only the tip of the iceberg, with a much larger number of asymptomatic infections posing a risk to public health through secondary transmission.
在弄懂上述问题之前，认定变异型克雅氏病正在终结未免有些言之过早。恰恰相反，目前发现的病例也许只是冰山的一角，而有大量无任何症状的感染正通过二次传播对公众健康造成危害。