British doctors told the London, Sunday Telegraph that they believe a baby has been born with new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD). An 11-month old girl, whose mother died earlier this year is exhibiting symptoms of the disease, according to a team of four specialist who examined the girl.

It appears the disease may have been transmitted in utero. The girl, who was 7 months old when her mother died, has brain damage and suffers from fits and convulsions, symptoms of the disease.

Unfortunately, the final determination of whether the child has vCJD can only be made with a postmortem examination if the child dies.