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A new blood-linked vCJD case found!
9 February 2006
A third suspected case of the human form of mad cow disease linked to a transmission via blood transfusion has been discovered in the UK
The patient was diagnosed with variant Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease (vCJD) after having received a transfusion eight years before -- the donor had developed symptoms of the disease 20 months after having given blood.
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