The discovery of ‘new variant’ Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) was announced in March 1996. By mid-1997, several lines of evidence linked vCJD with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), the ...

have fallen victim to a fatal condition known as new variant Creuzefeldt-Jacob disease (vCJD). Since the incubation time of the infection — the time from ingestion to the onset of symptoms ...

Plasma donations were paused in 1998 due to fears over the spread of a human variant of vCJD - commonly referred to as mad cow disease.

Plasma donations were paused in 1998 due to fears over the spread of a human variant of vCJD - commonly referred to as mad ...

Families of victims of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD), the human form of mad cow disease, are each to receive an interim compensation payment of £25,000, the Government announced today.

Octapharma has announced that, for the first time in almost 30 years, NHS patients are receiving medicines made from ...

Giving blood is something I’ve done since I was old enough and regularly did in the United Kingdom before coming here in 1988 ...

Haemophiliacs who fear they have been exposed to plasma derived from a blood donor later found to have vCJD, the human form of mad cow disease, have been urged to contact their doctors.

It has been proven, however, that BSE can indeed be transmitted to humans via the consumption of tainted meat, leading to a disorder called Variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease, or vCJD.

It has been proven, however, that BSE can indeed be transmitted to humans via the consumption of tainted meat, leading to a disorder called Variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease, or vCJD.

Donations are used to create plasma-derived medicines to treat conditions such as immune deficiencies, bleeding disorders and ...