Sheep and Goat BSE Propagate More Efficiently than Cattle BSE in Human PrP Transgenic Mice

Sheep and Goat BSE Propagate More Efficiently than Cattle BSE in Human PrP Transgenic Mice

A new variant of Creutzfeldt Jacob Disease (vCJD) was identified in humans and linked to the consumption of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)-infected meat products. Recycling of ruminant tissue in meat and bone meal (MBM) has been proposed as origin of the BSE epidemic. During this epidemic, s...

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Main Authors: Padilla, Danielle, Béringue, Vincent, Espinosa, Juan Carlos, Andreoletti, Olivier, Jaumain, Emilie, Reine, Fabienne, Herzog, Laetitia, Gutierrez-Adan, Alfonso, Pintado, Belen, Laude, Hubert, Torres, Juan Maria
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3060172/

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