Experimental oral transmission of chronic wasting disease to reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus).

Experimental oral transmission of chronic wasting disease to reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus).

Chronic wasting disease (CWD), a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy of cervids, remains prevalent in North American elk, white-tailed deer and mule deer. A natural case of CWD in reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) has not been reported despite potential habitat overlap with CWD-infected deer...

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Main Authors: Gordon B Mitchell, Christina J Sigurdson, Katherine I O'Rourke, James Algire, Noel P Harrington, Ines Walther, Terry R Spraker, Aru Balachandran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3377593?pdf=render

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