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