Long-Term Incubation PrP<sup>CWD</sup> with Soils Affects Prion Recovery but Not Infectivity

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a contagious prion disease of cervids. The infectious agent is shed from animals at the preclinical and clinical stages of disease where it persists in the environment as a reservoir of CWD infectivity. In this study, we demonstrate that long-term incubation of CWD p...

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Main Authors: Alsu Kuznetsova, Debbie McKenzie, Catherine Cullingham, Judd M. Aiken
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-04-01
Series:Pathogens
Subjects:
CWD
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/9/4/311