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HSC 1999/178: Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD): minimising the risk of transmission
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Document type:Health Service Circular
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Author:Department of Health
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Published date:13 August 1999
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Primary audience:Professionals
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Gateway reference:1999
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Series number:HSC 1999/178
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Pages:14
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Copyright holder:Crown copyright
This circular describes the present state of knowledge of the risks of transmission of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) from one patient to another. It details theaction that health organisations and clinicians should already be taking to reduce the risk of transmission and recommends some further precautionary measures.
It should be read in conjunction with HSC 1999/179 Controls assurance in infection control: Decontamination of medical devices and HSC 1998/123 Governance in the new NHS: Controls assurance statements 1999/2000: Risk management and organisational control.
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