Organisation: National CJD Surveillance Unit

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

Variant CJD fears in Britain

BRITAIN could be on the brink of an epidemic of variant CJD as scientists fear that many more people are carrying the disease than previously thought.

Sat, 07 Aug, 2004

British vCJD case may tighten blood donor rules

ANOTHER case of a possible transmission of the human form of BSE through a blood transfusion in Britain may result in the Irish Blood Transfusion Service Board (IBTS) taking further stringent measures to minimise any infection risk.

Sat, 24 Jul, 2004

CJD case rise not a blip, says scientist

An upturn in the number of cases of the human form of mad cow disease is not a blip but a "sustained pattern", says a scientist investigating the illness.

Thu, 06 Sep, 2001