BSE-associated Prion-Amyloid Cardiomyopathy in Primates

BSE-associated Prion-Amyloid Cardiomyopathy in Primates

Prion amyloidosis occurred in the heart of 1 of 3 macaques intraperitoneally inoculated with bovine spongiform encephalopathy prions. This macaque had a remarkably long duration of disease and signs of cardiac distress. Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, caused by transmission of bovine spongiform e...

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Main Authors: Susanne Krasemann, Giulia Mearini, Elisabeth Krämer, Katja Wagenführ, Walter Schulz-Schaeffer, Melanie Neumann, Walter Bodemer, Franz-Josef Kaup, Michael Beekes, Lucie Carrier, Adriano Aguzzi, Markus Glatzel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
BSE
cardiomyopathy
prion
PrPSc
vCJD
prions
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/6/12-0906_article

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