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More on the risks of tainted blood:

Excerpt from today’s PR from Pall Corp.:
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/041025/255364_1.html

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There have been two probable cases of human-to-human vCJD transmission via blood transfusions reported in the past year. Since there are no clinical signs or symptoms of the disease for many years, and the only reliable tests to determine who has the disease are performed post-mortem, there is no way of knowing how many people may be harboring vCJD and donating blood.

These events have spurred increasing concern about the possibility of a second and bigger wave of mad cow disease in humans. Public health officials and risk assessment experts believe that the problem is not limited to the UK, where a majority of the early cases of vCJD have been identified, or to Europe, but is a potential global threat that includes the U.S. and Canada. They urge that in addition to maintaining existing precautionary measures, additional risk assessments should be conducted for blood products in the U.S.
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