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Detection of Infectivity in Blood of Persons with Variant and Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
- Source :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 114-117 (2014)
- Publication Year :
- 2014
- Publisher :
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014.
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Abstract
- We report the presence of infectivity in erythrocytes, leukocytes, and plasma of 1 person with variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and in the plasma of 2 in 4 persons whose tests were positive for sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. The measured infectivity levels were comparable to those reported in various animals with transmissible spongiform encephalopathies.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10806040 and 10806059
- Volume :
- 20
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.5fc1a55d08814dbc895c7ebe76694a70
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2001.130353