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Chronic wasting disease management in ranched elk using rectal biopsy testing.
Prion - 4 Mar 2018
Haley Nicholas J, Henderson Davin M, Wycoff Sarah, Tennant Joanne, Hoover Edward A, Love Dan, Kline Ed, Lehmkuhl Aaron, Thomsen Bruce
Abstract excerpt
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) affecting members of the cervid species, and is one of the few TSEs with an expanding geographic range. Diagnostic limitations, efficient transmission, and the movement of infected animals are important contributing factors in the ongoing spread of disease. Managing CWD in affected populations has proven difficult, relying on...
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