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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2012-01-01
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| Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/1/11-1092_article |