Long-Term Incubation PrP<sup>CWD</sup> with Soils Affects Prion Recovery but Not Infectivity
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a contagious prion disease of cervids. The infectious agent is shed from animals at the preclinical and clinical stages of disease where it persists in the environment as a reservoir of CWD infectivity. In this study, we demonstrate that long-term incubation of CWD p...
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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-04-01
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Series: | Pathogens |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/9/4/311 |