The risk of accidental transmission of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy: Identification of emerging issues

Public Health

Volumn 118, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 409-420

  Ramasamy, Indra ^a  

^a NEWHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Creutzfeldt Jakob disease; Encephalopathy; Prions

Indexed keywords

CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE;

ARTICLE; BONE; COW; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; MEAT; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRION DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SCREENING TEST; UNITED KINGDOM; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB SYNDROME; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; HUMANS; PRION DISEASES; ZOONOSES;

EID: 4344636980     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2003.12.016     Document Type: Article

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