Resources with keywords: Prion Diseases
Rutala W, et al.
The recommendations in this article consider inactivation data but also use epidemiological studies of prion transmission, infectivity of human tissues, and efficacy of removing microbes by cleaning.
The National Prion Disease Pathology Surveillance Center (NPDPSC) is the only Center of its kind in the U.S. We coordinate autopsies and neuropathologic examinations of suspected prion disease cases from across the country. Local autopsies are performed on-site, and other cases are performed elsewhere through a network of providers that the Center coordinates.
The CWD set of pages is a special project under CIDRAP. It contains information about latest cases reported in the US and FAQs
Bruna C, et al.
This review sought to provide an overview of proposed methods and protocols for processing surgical instruments contaminated with prions.
Belondrade M, et al.
A current limitation for validating decontamination/sterilization of surgical instruments is the lack of a rapid model permissive to human prions. The authors developed a prion detection assay based on protein misfolding cyclic amplification (PMCA) technology combined with stainless-steel wire surfaces as carriers of prions (Surf-PMCA).
McDonnell J, et al.
investigate the combination of cleaning, disinfection and/or sterilization on reducing the risk of surface prion contamination.
The purpose of this international meeting was to review the latest available data on the epidemiology, antemortem and postmortem diagnosis, detection of the infectious agents, and distribution of infectivity in tissues or body fluids of relevant species with TSEs.
Hadar J, Tirosh T, et al.
Early reference to inactivation of prions
