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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2008-12-01
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Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2587713?pdf=render |