scholarly journals Possible case of transfusion-associated variant CJD in the United Kingdom

2003 ◽  
Vol 7 (51) ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Blood Transfusion ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
First Case ◽  
Jakob Disease

The first case of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) thought to have been infected via a blood transfusion may have been seen in the United Kingdom

Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and risk of blood transfusion in the United Kingdom

Transfusion ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 51 (8) ◽  
pp. 1872-1873 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna M. Molesworth ◽  
Jan Mackenzie ◽  
Dawn Everington ◽  
Richard S.G. Knight ◽  
Robert G. Will
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Blood Transfusion ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Jakob Disease

scholarly journals Fourth case of transfusion-associated vCJD infection in the United Kingdom

2007 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Collective Editorial team
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Blood Transfusion ◽  
Fourth Case ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Jakob Disease ◽  
The Uk

A case of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) has recently been diagnosed in a patient in the United Kingdom (UK), who received a blood transfusion from a donor who later developed vCJD. This is the fourth case of probable transfusion transmission of vCJD infection in the UK. Three of the four recipients developed symptoms of vCJD.

scholarly journals Possible second case of variant CJD prion protein transmission from blood transfusion in the UK

2004 ◽  
Vol 8 (31) ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Blood Transfusion ◽  
Prion Protein ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Jakob Disease ◽  
The Uk

A possible second case of transmission of the abnormal prion protein associated with variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) through a blood transfusion in the United Kingdom

scholarly journals Latest quarterly analysis of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease incidence in the UK shows continued slow-down

2003 ◽  
Vol 7 (18) ◽  
Author(s):  
N J Andrews
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Disease Incidence ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Jakob Disease ◽  
The Uk

Five new cases of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) were diagnosed in the United Kingdom (UK) in the first quarter of 2003, bringing the total number of confirmed or probable cases to 134 (1). Five deaths occurred in the first quarter, bringing the total number of deaths to 126. The total number of onsets and deaths by year are shown in the table.

scholarly journals Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in the United Kingdom and elsewhere: situation at the end of 2005

2006 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
A M Molesworth ◽  
N J Andrews
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Jakob Disease

By the end of December 2005, a total of 159 cases of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) had been reported in the United Kingdom, of which 153 have so far resulted in death.

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