PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - B. Sibbald TI - Blood recipients and CJD: to notify or not to notify, that is the question DP - 1998 Oct 06 TA - Canadian Medical Association Journal PG - 829--831 VI - 159 IP - 7 4099 - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/159/7/829.short 4100 - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/159/7/829.full SO - CMAJ1998 Oct 06; 159 AB - Should Recipients who have received Blood from a person who developed Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease be notified, even though there is no proof the disease will be transmitted? Does notification simply cause unnecessary anxiety? Two recipients explained their polar-opposite positions during a recent Health Canada conference.