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Rapid Antemortem Detection of CWD Prions in Deer Saliva

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is an efficiently transmitted prion disease of cervids, now identified in 22 United States, 2 Canadian provinces and Korea. One hallmark of CWD is the shedding of infectious prions in saliva, as demonstrated by bioassay in deer. It is also clear that the concentration o...

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Autores principales: Henderson, Davin M., Manca, Matteo, Haley, Nicholas J., Denkers, Nathaniel D., Nalls, Amy V., Mathiason, Candace K., Caughey, Byron, Hoover, Edward A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3770611/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24040235
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0074377