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Horizontal Transmission of Chronic Wasting Disease in Reindeer.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Dec 2016
Moore S Jo, Kunkle Robert, Greenlee M Heather West, Nicholson Eric, Richt Jürgen, Hamir Amir, Waters W Ray, Greenlee Justin
Abstract excerpt
We challenged reindeer by the intracranial route with the agent of chronic wasting disease sourced from white-tailed deer, mule deer, or elk and tested for horizontal transmission to naive reindeer. Reindeer were susceptible to chronic wasting disease regardless of source species. Horizontal transmission occurred through direct contact or indirectly through the environment.
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