All clinically-relevant blood components transmit prion disease following a single blood transfusion: a sheep model of vCJD.

All clinically-relevant blood components transmit prion disease following a single blood transfusion: a sheep model of vCJD.

Variant CJD (vCJD) is an incurable, infectious human disease, likely arising from the consumption of BSE-contaminated meat products. Whilst the epidemic appears to be waning, there is much concern that vCJD infection may be perpetuated in humans by the transfusion of contaminated blood products. Sin...

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Main Authors: Sandra McCutcheon, Anthony Richard Alejo Blanco, E Fiona Houston, Christopher de Wolf, Boon Chin Tan, Antony Smith, Martin H Groschup, Nora Hunter, Valerie S Hornsey, Ian R MacGregor, Christopher V Prowse, Marc Turner, Jean C Manson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3157369?pdf=render

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