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Published online 22 December 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news031215-14
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Blood transfusion linked to mad cow disease death
First UK case of variant CJD from blood.
A patient who died from the human form of mad cow disease may have caught the illness from a blood transfusion. Policies governing blood donation may require a rethink as a result.
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