Chronic wasting disease: a cervid prion infection looming to spillover

Abstract The spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD) during the last six decades has resulted in cervid populations of North America where CWD has become enzootic. This insidious disease has also been reported in wild and captive cervids from other continents, threatening ecosystems, livestock and p...

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Published in:	Veterinary Research
Main Authors:	Alicia Otero, Camilo Duque Velásquez, Judd Aiken, Debbie McKenzie
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2021-09-01
Subjects:	Chronic wasting disease prion prion disease prion pathogenesis interspecies transmission
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13567-021-00986-y