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Old mad cow threat haunts blood donor
Reader asks if Europe mad cow disease policy for blood donation remains. Answer notes variant Creutzfeldt Jakob disease is rare and fatal, with 227 cases worldwide, and donors who lived on European military bases or in the UK for specified periods may be deferred by the American Red Cross. Risk is negligible, tests for vCJD unavailable, policy remains cautious.
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