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Experimental infection of meadow voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus) with sheep scrapie.
Canadian journal of veterinary research = Revue canadienne de recherche veterinaire - 1 Jan 2015
Carlson Christina M, Schneider Jay R, Pedersen Joel A, Heisey Dennis M, Johnson Christopher J
Abstract excerpt
Meadow voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus) are permissive to chronic wasting disease (CWD) infection, but their susceptibility to other transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) is poorly characterized. In this initial study, we intracerebrally challenged 6 meadow voles with 2 isolates of sheep scrapie. Three meadow voles acquired a TSE after the scrapie challenge and an extended incubation period. The...
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