National
Blood Service
Scottish
National Blood Transfusion Service
Welsh
Blood Service
Northern
Ireland Blood Transfusion Service
National
CJD Surveillance Unit
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TRANSFUSION
MEDICINE
EPIDEMIOLOGY REVIEW (TMER)
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vCJD DONOR
SUMMARY
| Number
of vCJD cases in the UK1 |
176 |
| Number
who were eligible to donate (ie aged 17 and over) |
166 |
| Number
reported by relatives to have been blood donors |
31 |
| Number
of cases where donor records have been traced |
242 |
| Number
of cases from whom components were actually issued |
18 |
| Number
of recipients identified from 18 cases where recipient and
component information is available |
67 |
1Two non-UK cases not included in the above
table had resided in the UK and were reported to have been blood
donors while residing in the UK. Donor records were traced
in the first but no issues were made. Donor records were
traced in the second and it was established that components were
issued but information on issues pre-dated available records.
2Donor records were traced on four where the relatives had reported the case not to be a donor.
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