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Apparent stability masks underlying change in a mule deer herd with unmanaged chronic wasting disease

The contagious prion disease “chronic wasting disease” (CWD) infects mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) and related species. Unchecked epidemics raise ecological, socioeconomic, and public health concerns. Prion infection shortens a deer’s lifespan, and when prevalence (proportion of adults infected) b...

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Autores principales: Fisher, Mark C., Prioreschi, Ryan A., Wolfe, Lisa L., Runge, Jonathan P., Griffin, Karen A., Swanson, Heather M., Miller, Michael W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8752592/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35017638
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02951-z