Susceptibility of European red deer (Cervus elaphus elaphus) to alimentary challenge with bovine spongiform encephalopathy.

European red deer (Cervus elaphus elaphus) are susceptible to the agent of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, one of the transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, when challenged intracerebrally but their susceptibility to alimentary challenge, the presumed natural route of transmission, is unknown....

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Main Authors: Mark P Dagleish, Stuart Martin, Philip Steele, Jeanie Finlayson, Samantha L Eaton, Sílvia Sisó, Paula Stewart, Natalia Fernández-Borges, Scott Hamilton, Yvonne Pang, Francesca Chianini, Hugh W Reid, Wilfred Goldmann, Lorenzo González, Joaquín Castilla, Martin Jeffrey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4304823?pdf=render