Guidance

vCJD transmission by blood components: risk assessment

A mathematical model to estimate the number of cases of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) that could be caused by transfusions of blood products.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 31 October 2019

Documents

Risk assessment of the transmission of vCJD by blood components

PDF, 386 KB, 41 pages

Details

The model is highly precautionary and supported by independent experts on the Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens ‒ Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (ACDP TSE) sub-group.

Published 31 October 2019