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PrP(Sc) detection and infectivity in semen from scrapie-infected sheep.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Jun 2012
Rubenstein Richard, Bulgin Marie S, Chang Binggong, Sorensen-Melson Sharon, Petersen Robert B, LaFauci Giuseppe
Abstract excerpt
A scrapie-positive ewe was found in a flock that had been scrapie-free for 13 years, but housed adjacent to scrapie-positive animals, separated by a wire fence. Live animal testing of the entire flock of 24 animals revealed seven more subclinical scrapie-positive ewes. We hypothesized that they may have contracted the disease from scrapie-positive rams used for breeding 4 months prior, possibly through the semen....
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