It may difficult or impossible getting CJD control tissue shipped to USA, but
if you want to give it a try here is the contact info I got from my resources
in UK.
Patsy

Neil Hand wrote:

> Hi Neil
>
> Although we have had a few positive cases, the central CJD unit for the UK
> is in Edinburgh (Scotland) who should be able to help to supply control
> material.  The head of the unit is Dr/Professor James Ironside.  His email
> address is: j.w.ironside@ed.ac.uk   A FAX number +131 5373077.  The address
> is:
>
> CJD surveillance Unit,
> Old Pharmary Building,
> Western General Hospital,
> Crewe Road,
> Ediinburgh EH4 2XU
> Scotland UK
>
> Mrs Linda McCardle is head of the Histology Laboratory.
>
> Could you send the UK report to my work address and include the reference.
> Thanks for the invite to join NSH which I may take up.  It is something I
> have been thinking about for some time.
>
> Regards,
>
> Neil Hand,
> Chief BMS,
> Histopathology Department,
> Queens Medical Centre,
> University Hospital,
> Nottingham NG7 2UH
> England UK
>
> You wrote:
>
> Can you help with this, or is the "Tissue Retention" issue still too much
> of a problem.  By the way, we are starting to have this same problem here
> in USA.  Apparently there is a physicians group driving the issue here.
> Tell me where you would like me to mail a copy of the UK Report article I
> wrote.
> Patsy
>
> "Polkovitch, Debbie [PRDUS]" wrote:
>
>
>
> Hello,
>
> Does anyone know where I can find CJD (Creutzfeld-Jakob Disease) control
> slides?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Deborah Polkovitch, MT (ASCP) QIHC
> Research Associate; Drug Discovery; Rm. DSE-435
> Johnson and Johnson PRD
> Welsh and McKean Rds., P.O. Box 776
> Spring House, PA 19477-0776
> (215) 628-5392
> dpolkovi@prdus.jnj.com
>
> ____________________________________________________________________
> Neil Hand
> Department Histopathology, University Hospital, Nottingham NG7 2UH.
> work : Tel: (0115) 924 9924 extension 43725
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