The impact of variant CJD on transfusion practices in the UK.
This article describes the chronology of BSE in the UK, and of its transfer as vCJD to humans. The historic and potential future impacts on Transfusion Medicine and Science in the UK--from donor selection to component processing--are summarised, and put in a global setting.
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National Blood Service of England, Coxford Road, SO16 5AF, Southampton, UK.
D000818:Animals; D001782:Blood Donors; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000592:standards*; D007562:Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome / Q000266:history* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*; D014943:Global Health; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D065227:Transfusion Reaction; D006113:United Kingdom