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Spring 2023
Chronic wasting disease (CWD), a neurodegenerative prion disease of cervids, is geographically spreading across North America and Northern Europe. Wild cervids are infected by CWD disproportionately by species and sex. The precise mechanisms and animal behaviours that contribute to the patterns...
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Spring 2021
The geographic range of chronic wasting disease, a fatal prion disease of cervids, is expanding throughout North America and northern Europe. The ecological effects of this highly infectious disease are unclear, as the host range and routes of transmission of CWD are not fully characterized. I...
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Transmission of CWD from White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus), to Elk Transgenic Mice Results in Modifications to the Infectious Prion
DownloadSpring 2017
Prion diseases are a class of fatal, neurodegenerative disorders resulting from a protein-misfolding event. Of particular concern is chronic wasting disease (CWD), a naturally occurring prion disease affecting cervids; this disease is prevalent in North America and is expanding its host range and...