Movement of Chronic Wasting Disease Prions in Prairie, Boreal and Alpine Soils
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy negatively impacting cervids on three continents. Soil can serve as a reservoir for horizontal transmission of CWD by interaction with the infectious prion protein (PrP<sup>CWD</sup>) shed by diseased individuals...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-02-01
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| Series: | Pathogens |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/12/2/269 |