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Reduction of Chronic Wasting Disease Prion Seeding Activity following Digestion by Mountain Lions

Published:2021-12-22 Issue:6 Volume:6 Page:
ISSN:2379-5042
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Author:

Baune Chase¹,Wolfe Lisa L.²,Schott Kristen C.²³,Griffin Karen A.²,Hughson Andrew G.¹,Miller Michael W.²,Race Brent¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Laboratory of Persistent Viral Diseases, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana, USA

2. Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA

3. Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, New York, USA

Abstract

CWD prions appear to spread naturally among susceptible cervid species in captivity and in the wild. A better understanding of all the ways these prions move, persist, and subsequently infect target species through the environment is critical to developing comprehensive disease control strategies.

Funder

HHS | NIH | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife

USFWS Federal Aid to Wildlife Restoration Funding

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Molecular Biology,Microbiology

Link

https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/msphere.00812-21

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