[Histonet] Possible CJD and decontaminating Leica ASP300s

[Paula Sicurello]

Lori,

You need to contact the National Prion Disease Center at
http://www.cjdsurveillance.com/

They will tell you if there is a way to decontaminate anything that may
have come in contact with the suspected CJD case.

Paula

-- 
Paula Sicurello, HTL (ASCP)
Supervisor, Clinical Electron Microscopy Laboratory
Duke University Health System
Rm.#251M, Duke South, Green Zone
Durham, North Carolina 27710
P:  919.684.2091


On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 1:37 PM, <Lori.Disher <@t> hcahealthcare.com> wrote:

>   We processed a cell block last week and we are now just being notified
> that it MAY be a CJD case.  Leica tells me there isn't a way to
> decontaminate my tissue processor.  Has anyone else been thru this, and
> isn't there anything to do besides buy a new Tissue Processor?
>
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