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SUBMITTER: Plummer IH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5931637 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Plummer Ian H IH Johnson Chad J CJ Chesney Alexandra R AR Pedersen Joel A JA Samuel Michael D MD
PloS one 20180502 5
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease of deer, elk, moose, and reindeer (cervids) caused by misfolded prion proteins. The disease has been reported across North America and recently discovered in northern Europe. Transmission of CWD in wild cervid populations can occur through environmental routes, but limited ability to detect prions in environmental samples has prevented the identification of potential transmission "hot spots". We establish widespread CWD prion con ...[more]