Transmission studies of chronic wasting disease to transgenic mice overexpressing human prion protein using the RT-QuIC assay
Abstract Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a fatal prion disease which infects deer, elk and moose. CWD was first described as a wasting syndrome in captive deer in Colorado and Wyoming wildlife facilities from 1967 to 1979. Currently, CWD has been reported in 26 states of the USA, three Canadian pro...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Veterinary Research |
| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13567-019-0626-2 |