Author (Corporate) | European Commission: Press and Communication Service |
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Series Title | Press Release |
Series Details | IP/03/1781 (18.12.03) |
Publication Date | 18/12/2003 |
Content Type | News |
Following the information made available on 17 December 2003 by the UK Secretary of State for Health, John Reid, about the possibility of transmission of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) through a blood transfusion, Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection David Byrne said that all the circumstances surrounding this tragic death needed careful examination before any firm conclusion could be drawn. At a meeting of the European Union's Communicable Disease Network on 17 December 2003 the UK Representative was requested to provide detailed information so that all concerned could examine the issue. |
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Source Link | http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/03/1781&format=HTML&rapid=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en&display= |
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Subject Categories | Business and Industry, Health |
Countries / Regions | Europe |