vCJD from blood transfusion

From: The Northern Echo | Date: January 19, 2007 | Copyright information

A PATIENT has been diagnosed with variantCreutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) nine years after receiving an infected blood transfusion, it was announced yesterday.The Health Protection Agency (HPA) said it was the fourth case of vCJD to be diagnosed in the UK in connection with a blood transfusion.The patient, who has not been identified, is still alive and receiving specialist care.The disease is the human ...

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