Study confirms vCJD could be transmitted by blood transfusion
Friday, August 29, 2008 - 12:35
in Health & Medicine
The findings underline the importance of precautions against vCJD transmission, such as the Government decision in 2004 to ban blood donations from anyone who had received a blood transfusion since 1980.
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