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Chronic Wasting Disease Prion Strain Emergence and Host Range Expansion.


ABSTRACT: Human and mouse prion proteins share a structural motif that regulates resistance to common chronic wasting disease (CWD) prion strains. Successful transmission of an emergent strain of CWD prion, H95+, into mice resulted in infection. Thus, emergent CWD prion strains may have higher zoonotic potential than common strains.

SUBMITTER: Herbst A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5572867 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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