Evolution of Diagnostic Tests for Chronic Wasting Disease, a Naturally Occurring Prion Disease of Cervids

Since chronic wasting disease (CWD) was first identified nearly 50 years ago in a captive mule deer herd in the Rocky Mountains of the United States, it has slowly spread across North America through the natural and anthropogenic movement of cervids and their carcasses. As the endemic areas have exp...

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Main Authors: Nicholas J. Haley, Jürgen A. Richt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-08-01
Series:Pathogens
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/6/3/35