Highly efficient prion transmission by blood transfusion.

It is now clearly established that the transfusion of blood from variant CJD (v-CJD) infected individuals can transmit the disease. Since the number of asymptomatic infected donors remains unresolved, inter-individual v-CJD transmission through blood and blood derived products is a major public heal...

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Main Authors: Olivier Andréoletti, Claire Litaise, Hugh Simmons, Fabien Corbière, Séverine Lugan, Pierrette Costes, François Schelcher, Didier Vilette, Jacques Grassi, Caroline Lacroux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3380953?pdf=render