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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Ricketts, M. N. ; Cashman, N. R. ; Stratton, E. E. ; ElSaadany, S.
Ricketts, M. N. ; Cashman, N. R. ; Stratton, E. E. ; ElSaadany, S. Less -
Description:
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) has been considered infectious since the mid-1960s, but its transmissibility through the transfusion of blood or blood products is controversial. The causative agent's novel undefined nature and resistance to standard decontamination, the absence of a screening test, and the recognition that even rare cases of transmission may be unacceptable have led to the revision of policies and procedures worldwide affecting all facets of blood product manufacturing from blood collection to transfusion. We reviewed current evidence that CJD is transmitted through blood.
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Animals
Blood Transfusion
Case-Control Studies
Cohort Studies
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome
Humans

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 3(2):155-163.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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