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Occurrence, Transmission, and Zoonotic Potential of Chronic Wasting Disease

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a fatal, transmissible prion disease that affects captive and free-ranging deer, elk, and moose. Although the zoonotic potential of CWD is considered low, identification of multiple CWD strains and the potential for agent evolution upon serial passage hinders a defin...

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Autores principales: Saunders, Samuel E., Bartelt-Hunt, Shannon L., Bartz, Jason C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3309570/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22377159
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1803.110685