Foodborne Transmission of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy to Nonhuman Primates

Foodborne Transmission of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy to Nonhuman Primates

Risk for human exposure to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)–inducing agent was estimated in a nonhuman primate model. To determine attack rates, incubation times, and molecular signatures, we orally exposed 18 macaques to 1 high dose of brain material from cattle with BSE. Several macaques wer...

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Main Authors: Edgar Holznagel, Barbara Yutzy, Walter Schulz-Schaeffer, Carina Kruip, Uwe Hahmann, Pär Bierke, Juan-Maria Torres, Yong-Sun Kim, Achim Thomzig, Michael Beekes, Gerhard Hunsmann, Johannes Loewer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
BSE
bovine spongiform encephalopathy
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
dietary
incubation period
Macaca fascicularis
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/5/12-0274_article

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