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Aerosol and nasal transmission of chronic wasting disease in cervidized mice

Little is known regarding the potential risk posed by aerosolized prions. Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is transmitted horizontally, almost surely by mucosal exposure, and CWD prions are present in saliva and urine of infected animals. However, whether CWD may be transmissible by the aerosol or nasa...

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Autores principales: Denkers, Nathaniel D., Seelig, Davis M., Telling, Glenn C., Hoover, Edward A.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Society for General Microbiology 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2888164/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20164261
http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/vir.0.017335-0