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vCJD CASES WHO
RECEIVED BLOOD TRANSFUSION(S) IN THE PAST
| Recipient |
Transfusion
Episode |
Number
of donor exposures |
Interval
from transfusion to onset of illness |
| 1 |
1 |
38 |
4
years, 9 months |
| 1 |
2 |
65 |
4
years, 6 months |
| 2 |
1 |
2 |
15
years, 11 months |
| 2 |
2 |
3 |
6
years, 3 months |
| 3 |
1 |
4 |
5
years, 4 months |
| 4 |
1 |
5 |
8
months1 |
| 5
(Case 1) |
1 |
52 |
6
years, 6 months |
| 6
(Case 3) |
1 |
562 |
7
years, 10 months |
| 7 |
1 |
2 |
13
years, 11 months |
| 8 |
1 |
4 |
16
years, 9 months |
| 9
(Case 4) |
1 |
212 |
8
years, 4 months |
| 9
(Case 4) |
2 |
2 |
7
years, 8 months |
| 10 |
1 |
2 |
5
years, 11 months |
1timing of clinical
illness excludes blood transfusion as the source of infection in one
recipient.
2one donor developed
vCJD.
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