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Titolo: UK troops in blood disease checks

UK troops in blood disease checks  
 
The affected troops were given the transfusions while on the front line 
Eighteen British troops wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan are undergoing
medical checks after it emerged they received blood which was not properly
tested. 
The emergency transfusions came from US personnel, who have subsequently
been found not to have hepatitis or HIV. 
But the US donors did not undergo full "valid retrospective tests" to
screen them for diseases, the MoD said. 
It added that the risk of any infection was low, and the troops would have
died without receiving the emergency blood. 
'Uncertain time' 
As well as HIV, the British personnel are being tested for hepatitis B and
C, HTLV - a virus similar to HIV, Chagas - a tropical parasitic disease
which occurs in the Americas - and the sexually-transmitted infection
syphilis. 
  We are working with the appropriate health authorities to do all that we
can to test and reassure the people involved 
Derek Twigg
Defence Minister  
The 18 troops had been serving in the countries since 2001. 
The MoD said it was contacting every one, but advised any member of the
forces concerned about a blood transfusion to contact their own doctor or
medical officer. 
It admitted that the blood was not subject to retrospective tests, which
are used to screen donors for diseases after an emergency transfusion. 
Douglas Young, the chairman of the British Armed Forces Federation, told
BBC Five Live that such checks were vital after emergency transfusions. 
"If the necessary testing couldn't take place before the blood was given
at all, then clearly there should have been what is called retrospective
testing, where the donors or the blood batches are checked to ensure there
are no issues involved," he said. 
"Because in some circumstances, if there is a problem, it's as well to
know that quickly, because some kinds of treatment may be given that isn't
possible a year or two years later." 
Defence Minister Derek Twigg said that although the risk of troops being
infected was low, the MoD was not taking the situation lightly. 
"These 18 service personnel would almost certainly have died without
receiving an emergency blood transfusion at the front line," he said. 
  The UK and US co-operate closely in developing world-class, life-saving
combat medical care and we'll continue to work closely together to monitor
this situation 
US Department of Defense 
He added: "We are working with the appropriate health authorities to do
all that we can to test and reassure the people involved. 
"We continue to do all that we can to support them and their families
through this uncertain time." 
Gordon Brown's spokesman said: "This is a very serious matter and the
Ministry of Defence are taking it very seriously." 
Normal procedure 
A US Department of Defense spokesman said the US military did not have the
means or time to properly screen donors on the battlefield during combat
operations. 
He added: "The UK and US co-operate closely in developing world-class,
life-saving combat medical care and we'll continue to work closely
together to monitor this situation as the recipients' test results are
completed and further information becomes available." 
He added that the American donors had since been screened for HIV and
hepatitis, and proved negative, meaning that "the chance of infection in
British troops is very low". 
The MoD said it was routine procedure in emergencies for British military
personnel to be treated at the nearest medical facility, whether it was
run by American, coalition or UK forces. 
A spokeswoman said the test results were expected within the next three
weeks. 
 
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fonte BBC eh, nazipedo.
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 Sei abietto, Lapparella, ma questo lo sai.
e voi siete finiti, ma questi sono cazzi vostri. Chi basa il potere
esclusivamente sulla violenza e la sopraffazione, prima o poi paga il
conto.

 conto.
Quoto.
Tb
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 Gia', ma conta l'*uso* che si fa della notizia. Conosciamo il tuo
e quale sarebbe questo uso, servetto dei nazistucoli del likud?

 Di augurare la peste bubbonica alla missione ONU in Afghanistan, 
ROTFL!!!!! sei già ubriaco di smegma neonazista, amalric?
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 già ubriaco di smegma neonazista
Giornatona, eh, camerata?
Tb

 Giornatona, eh, camerata?
tu sei camerata di arduino, non io.
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 tu sei c
Un bello gnè gnè gnè non ce lo vogliamo aggiungere, kamarad?
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Davide

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Basta che non apra la bocca, che mi si appassisce il cactus.
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 wrote:
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aggiungilo, pirlorso.
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