The handling of CJD and other prion diseases is on the CDC website and that is 
the best place to understand the issues with equipment usage and contamination 
as well as procedures.  Many people have made comments however; the true issue 
is not just how to handle it but what you can not use again after you have used 
it for a CJD case or must quarantine and not use again for routine work. 



Pam Marcum 

UAMS  

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Emily Sours" <[email protected]> 
To: [email protected] 
Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 8:46:44 AM 
Subject: Re: [Histonet] cdj 

Now I'm curious!! Please let us know what this mysterious processing is!! 

Emily 

It has become almost a cliche to remark that nobody boasts of ignorance of 
literature, but it is socially acceptable to boast ignorance of science and 
proudly claim incompetence in mathematics. 
-Richard Dawkins 



On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 6:46 PM, Pamela Marcum <[email protected]> wrote: 

> 
> 
> The CDC website can tell you exactly what to do with a CJD case and it will 
> surprise you. 
> 
> 
> 
> Pam Marcum 
> 
> UAMS 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kimberly K Marshall" <[email protected]> 
> To: [email protected] 
> Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2011 4:06:53 PM 
> Subject: [Histonet] cdj 
> 
> Hello everyone 
> 
>   We recently recieved a case possible positive for CJD.  In researching 
> this we have found that they now say Formalin is BAD.  As long as I have 
> been a Histo tech it seems the rules were Formalin then Formic acid. 
> But seems there are some studies saying this is no longer enough.  Is 
> there anyone out there that has changed and if so What are you doing 
> now??? 
> 
> 
> Thanks in advance 
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kimberly K Marshall" <[email protected]> 
> To: [email protected] 
> Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2011 4:06:53 PM 
> Subject: [Histonet] cdj 
> 
> Hello everyone 
> 
>   We recently recieved a case possible positive for CJD.  In researching 
> this we have found that they now say Formalin is BAD.  As long as I have 
> been a Histo tech it seems the rules were Formalin then Formic acid. 
> But seems there are some studies saying this is no longer enough.  Is 
> there anyone out there that has changed and if so What are you doing 
> now??? 
> 
> 
> Thanks in advance 
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