Hospital confirms first Irish case of variant CJD

Ireland's first case of variant CJD has been confirmed at a Dublin hospital.

Hospital confirms first Irish case of variant CJD
Wed, 10 Nov, 2004 - 07:29

Ireland's first case of variant CJD has been confirmed at a Dublin hospital.

Last month, the hospital announced that it was treating a suspected case, but last night it confirmed that a test on the patient’s tonsils indicated the presence of prion, the protein which causes vCJD in humans and BSE in cattle.

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