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Ticks harbor and excrete chronic wasting disease prions
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease caused by infectious prions (PrP(CWD)) affecting cervids. Circulating PrP(CWD) in blood may pose a risk for indirect transmission by way of hematophagous ectoparasites acting as mechanical vectors. Cervids can carry high tick infesta...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10185559/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37188858 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-34308-3 |