Scrapie versus Chronic Wasting Disease in White-Tailed Deer

White-tailed deer are susceptible to scrapie (WTD scrapie) after oronasal inoculation with the classical scrapie agent from sheep. Deer affected by WTD scrapie are difficult to differentiate from deer infected with chronic wasting disease (CWD). To assess the transmissibility of the WTD scrapie age...

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Main Authors: Zoe J. Lambert, Jifeng Bian, Eric D. Cassmann, M. Heather West Greenlee, Justin J. Greenlee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2024-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/30/8/24-0007_article