BLOOD-BORNE TRANSMISSION OF vCJD RE-EXAMINATION OF SCENARIOS
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A paper prepared by the Health Protection Analytical team and presented to the Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy Risk Assessment SubGroup -"Blood Borne Transmission of vCJD Re-examination of Scenarios". Public, the science community and health professionals with specific interest in the blood borne risk of human prion disease. "On vCJD transmission through blood components: reconciling modelled risks with case evidence" published on DH website in 2006.
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