Blood recipients and CJD: to notify or not to notify, that is the question.
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Abstract
Should Recipients who have received Blood from a person who developed Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease be notified, even though there is no proof the disease will be transmitted? Does notification simply cause unnecessary anxiety? Two recipients explained their polar-opposite positions during a recent Health Canada conference.