Mad Cow Disease

References

Citations

1. U.S. Centers for Disease Control (2004). Update 2004: Bovine spongiform encephalopathy and variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Available online: www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/bse/.

2. American Red Cross (2005). Blood donation eligibility guidelines. Available online: www.redcross.org/services/biomed/0,1082,0_557_,00.html#tra.

3. Canadian Blood Services (2005). Deferral policies for vCJD. Available online: http://www.bloodservices.ca/CentreApps/Internet/UW_V502_MainEngine.nsf/page/Deferral+Policies+for+vCJD?OpenDocument.

4. Manuelidis L, et al. (2007). Cells infected with scrapie and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease agents produce intracellular 25-nm virus-like particles. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, 104(6): 1965–1970.

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