Movement of Chronic Wasting Disease Prions in Prairie, Boreal and Alpine Soils

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy negatively impacting cervids on three continents. Soil can serve as a reservoir for horizontal transmission of CWD by interaction with the infectious prion protein (PrP^CWD) shed by diseased individuals...

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Published in:	Pathogens
Main Authors:	Alsu Kuznetsova, Debbie McKenzie, Bjørnar Ytrehus, Kjersti Selstad Utaaker, Judd M. Aiken
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2023-02-01
Subjects:	chronic wasting disease soil binding capacity prions soil columns
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/12/2/269