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Exposure Risk of Chronic Wasting Disease in Humans.
Viruses - 17 Dec 2020
Nemani Satish K, Myskiw Jennifer L, Lamoureux Lise, Booth Stephanie A, Sim Valerie L
Abstract excerpt
The majority of human prion diseases are sporadic, but acquired disease can occur, as seen with variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) following consumption of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). With increasing rates of cervid chronic wasting disease (CWD), there is concern that a new form of human prion disease may arise. Currently, there is no evidence of transmission of CWD to humans, suggesting the...
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