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Written question asked by Lord Morris of Manchester (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Warner (Labour) on Wednesday, 25 May 2005.


Haemophilia: Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

Question
What is their latest information on the number of patients with haemophilia whose National Health Service treatment could have involved the use of blood from donors now known to have had variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
Answer

The United Kingdom Haemophilia Centre Doctors' Organisation is currently collecting information on the number of haemophilia patients considered to be at risk. When this exercise has been completed we will be in a position to provide an estimate on the number of haemophilia patients who have been exposed to plasma products which may be implicated with variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
30; 672 c8WA
Session
2005-06
Related items
Haemophilia: Creuzfeldt-Jacob Disease
Monday, 18 July 2005
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects
Contamination Blood Haemophilia NHS Patients Blood transfusions CJD
Contains statistics
Yes