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  • Canadian Blood Services Responds to Possible New Blood Safety Threat

    Last fall, a report was published in the medical literature which suggested that there was an association between chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and the presence of a virus called xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus (XMRV). It was found that there was not only evidence of this virus in blood samples from American CFS patients but it was much more common than in samples from healthy individuals (67 per cent in CFS patients versus four per cent in healthy Americans).

  • Viral link to chronic fatigue sparks blood donor review

    AUSTRALIA'S Red Cross Blood Service is reviewing its donation guidelines following Canada's move to halt donations from people who have ever had chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Canadian authorities took the precautionary step earlier this month, based on US research that linked CFS to a recently identified virus (XMRV) which would be transmissible via infected blood.

  • Chronic fatigue set to disqualify blood donors

    New Zealand's blood banks plan to reject donors with a record of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). The move follows research overseas which has raised concerns about the potential for a recently identified virus XMRV to spread through blood transfusions.

  • Latest News: "Nijmegen" XMRV-Positive Blood

    Google Translation from Dutch Ortho article on 16th of April 2010 by Toine de Graaf. THIS GOOGLE-TRANSLATION IS NOT PERFECT AND NOT APPROVED BY THE JOURNALIST WHO WROTE THE STORY.

  • XMRV virus found in Dutch patients

    This press release was issued today 2010/16/04 in The Netherlands bij dutch jounalist Toine de Graaf. Here is an English translation.

  • Wél XMRV-virus bij Nederlandse patiënten !!!!

    GENDRINGEN, 20100416 -- Onderzoekers van het UMC St. Radboud maakten in februari bekend in het bloed van Nederlandse patiënten met het chronisch vermoeidheidssyndroom (ME/CVS) geen XMRV-virus te hebben aangetroffen. Ze verzwegen echter dat Amerikaanse onderzoekers in bloedstalen van dezelfde patiënten wél sporen vonden van dit retrovirus. Dit blijkt uit een webpublicatie van het tijdschrift Ortho, die vandaag online is gezet.

  • ME/CFS Given Official Recognition by Ontario Government!

    This means that no one in Ontario who suffers from ME/CFS can ever again be told by a doctor that ME/CFS does not exist. If they do, tell them to look up Diagnostic Code 795. 'Chronic Fatigue Syndrome' has been given the OHIP Diagnostic Code 795 by the Ontario Medical Association as a Neurological Illness!

  • Annette Whittemore`s letter to Dr. McCLure

  • GMC to Withdraw Licence from Dr Sarah Myhill.

    Dr Sarah Myhill needs your help. ESME wants to support her.

  • Potential Risk to Blood Supply Probed in ME/CFS Patients

    XMRV Virus Gets Attention of Health Officials, but It's Unclear if There Is Any Danger. By AMY DOCKSER MARCUS

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