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Variation in the PRNP gene of Pere David’s deer (Elaphurus davidianus) may impact genetic vulnerability to chronic wasting disease
2022-04-01
Abstract excerpt
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy caused by prions that has spread across cervid species in North America since the 1960s and has recently been detected in Eurasian cervids. The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) considers CWD to be of major concern for cervids in AZA-accredited facilities because of the indirect transmission risk of the disease and the impact of CWD r...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 88ab6386-0271-5239-8d5d-4a5b846d394b
- DOI
- 10.1007/s10592-021-01419-1
