Chronic Wasting Disease and Potential Transmission to Humans

Chronic Wasting Disease and Potential Transmission to Humans

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) of deer and elk is endemic in a tri-corner area of Colorado, Wyoming, and Nebraska, and new foci of CWD have been detected in other parts of the United States. Although detection in some areas may be related to increased surveillance, introduction of CWD due to transloc...

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Main Authors: Ermias D. Belay, Ryan A. Maddox, Elizabeth S. Williams, Michael W. Miller, Pierluigi Gambetti, Lawrence B. Schonberger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Chronic wasting disease
prion diseases
transmissible spongiform encephalopathy
interspecies transmission
prions
United States
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/6/03-1082_article

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