Oral Transmission of L-type Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy in Primate Model

Oral Transmission of L-type Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy in Primate Model

We report transmission of atypical L-type bovine spongiform encephalopathy to mouse lemurs after oral or intracerebral inoculation with infected bovine brain tissue. After neurologic symptoms appeared, transmissibility of the disease by both inoculation routes was confirmed by detection of disease-a...

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Main Authors: Nadine Mestre-Francés, Simon Nicot, Sylvie Rouland, Anne-Gaëlle Biacabe, Isabelle Quadrio, Armand Perret-Liaudet, Thierry Baron, Jean-Michel Verdier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
prion
prions and related diseases
bovine spongiform encephalopathy
BSE
L-type BSE
mouse lemur
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/1/11-1092_article

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