Novel Prion Strain as Cause of Chronic Wasting Disease in a Moose, Finland

Novel Prion Strain as Cause of Chronic Wasting Disease in a Moose, Finland

Our previous studies using gene-targeted mouse models of chronic wasting disease (CWD) demonstrated that Norway and North America cervids are infected with distinct prion strains that respond differently to naturally occurring amino acid variation at residue 226 of the prion protein. Here we perfor...

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Main Authors: Julianna L. Sun, Sehun Kim, Jenna Crowell, Bailey K. Webster, Emma K. Raisley, Diana C. Lowe, Jifeng Bian, Sirkka-Liisa Korpenfelt, Sylvie L. Benestad, Glenn C. Telling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
prions
chronic wasting disease
CWD
moose
gene-targeted
Gt
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/2/22-0882_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/2/22-0882_article

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