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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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Autores principales: Inzalaco, H. N., Bravo-Risi, F., Morales, R., Walsh, D. P., Storm, D. J., Pedersen, J. A., Turner, W. C., Lichtenberg, S. S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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