Prions in milk from ewes incubating natural scrapie.

Since prion infectivity had never been reported in milk, dairy products originating from transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE)-affected ruminant flocks currently enter unrestricted into the animal and human food chain. However, a recently published study brought the first evidence of the pre...

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Main Authors: Caroline Lacroux, Stéphanie Simon, Sylvie L Benestad, Séverine Maillet, Jacinthe Mathey, Séverine Lugan, Fabien Corbière, Hervé Cassard, Pierrette Costes, Dominique Bergonier, Jean-Louis Weisbecker, Torffin Moldal, Hugh Simmons, Frederic Lantier, Cécile Feraudet-Tarisse, Nathalie Morel, François Schelcher, Jacques Grassi, Olivier Andréoletti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-12-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2587713?pdf=render