Bioassay Studies Support the Potential for Iatrogenic Transmission of Variant Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease through Dental Procedures

• Elizabeth Kirby ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Elizabeth Kirby, Joanne Dickinson

  Affiliation Health Protection Agency - Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

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• Joanne Dickinson ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Elizabeth Kirby, Joanne Dickinson

  Affiliation Health Protection Agency - Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

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• Matthew Vassey,

  Affiliation Health Protection Agency - Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

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• Mike Dennis,

  Affiliation Health Protection Agency - Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

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• Mark Cornwall,

  Affiliation Health Protection Agency - Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

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• Neil McLeod,

  Affiliation Health Protection Agency - Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

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• Andrew Smith,

  Affiliation College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences, Glasgow Dental Hospital & School, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom

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• Philip D. Marsh,

  Affiliations Health Protection Agency - Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom, Leeds Dental Institute, Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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• James T. Walker,

  Affiliation Health Protection Agency - Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

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• J. Mark Sutton ,

  * E-mail: mark.sutton@hpa.org.uk

  Affiliation Health Protection Agency - Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

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• Neil D. H. Raven

  Affiliation Health Protection Agency - Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

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