[Histonet] Ebola

[Emily Brown]

If formalin didn't kill CJD, what did you use? Just curious.

Emily

"By bitching and bitching and bitching, they could exhaust the drama of
their own horror stories. Grow bored. Only then could they accept a new
story for their lives. Move forward."

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On Thu, Oct 9, 2014 at 4:34 PM, Patsy Ruegg <pruegghm <@t> hotmail.com> wrote:

> Well said Pam, it is just assumed that formalin will eliminate the biohaz
> for Ebola, I doubt if that has been conclusively proven yet, remember we
> only discovered fairly recently that formalin fixation did not protect us
> from CJD!!!!
>
> Patsy Ruegg, HT(ASCP)QIHC
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>
> > Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2014 20:26:16 +0000
> > From: mucram11 <@t> comcast.net
> > To: TanyaAbbott <@t> catholichealth.net
> > Subject: Re: [Histonet] Ebola
> > CC: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> >
> > Take Brett's advise and use that as guidleine.  We don't know as much as
> we should about these viruses.   Pam
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >
> > From: "Tanya Abbott" <TanyaAbbott <@t> catholichealth.net>
> > To: "Histonet" <histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu>
> > Sent: Thursday, October 9, 2014 2:03:47 PM
> > Subject: [Histonet] Ebola
> >
> > Dare I ask?! Are any Pathology labs discussing what to do with
> specimens/precautions, etc. regarding a person with a potential Ebola
> infection?
> >
> > Tanya G. Abbott RT (CSMLS)
> > Manager Technologist, Histology/Cytology
> > St. Joseph Medical Center
> > Reading, PA 19603-0316
> > ph  610-378-2635
> > fax 610-898-5871
> > email: tanyaabbott <@t> catholichealth.net
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