Prion Evolvability and the Hazard of Atypical Scrapie in Small Ruminants
Observations on strain behaviour and direct demonstrations of natural selection establish that the scrapie agent and prions in general are able to evolve. Accordingly, it is conceivable that atypical non-contagious scrapie in sheep and goats can transform to classical contagious scrapie under partic...
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| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2020-01-01
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| Series: | Open Veterinary Science |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/ovs-2020-0001 |