Chapter 3 Xenotropic Murine Leukemia Virus-Related Virus as a Case Study: Using a Precautionary Risk Management Approach for Emerging Blood-Borne Pathogens in Canada

Chapter 3 Xenotropic Murine Leukemia Virus-Related Virus as a Case Study: Using a Precautionary Risk Management Approach for Emerging Blood-Borne Pathogens in Canada

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In October 2009 it was reported that 68 of 101 patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) in the United States, when tested, were infected with a novel gamma retrovirus, xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus (XMRV) (Lombardi et al., 2009). XMRV is a recently discovered human gammaretrov...

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Main Author: Oraby, Tamer (auth)
Other Authors: Aspinall, Willy (auth), Wu, Jun (auth), ElSaadany, Susie (auth), Tyshenko, Michael G. (auth), Ganz, Peter R. (auth), Laderoute, Marian (auth), Krewski, Daniel (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: InTechOpen 2012
Subjects:
Science: general issues
case study
virus
Blood plasma
Blood-borne disease
Canada
Chronic fatigue syndrome
Polymerase chain reaction
Prostate cancer
Xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus
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