TSE (transmissible spongiform encephalopathy) diagnostics top agenda amid new infectivity evidence
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
There is renewed pressure to find a reliable ante-mortem diagnostic test for transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), after UK researchers last week reported the "first conclusive evidence of significant levels of infectivity in blood in a naturally occurring TSE". In light of the evidence, the Department of Health has announced that it is preparing to issue new guidelines to further reduce the risk of secondary transmission of the human TSE, variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD).