First case of chronic wasting disease in Europe in a Norwegian free-ranging reindeer

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a fatal contagious prion disease in cervids that is enzootic in some areas in North America. The disease has been found in deer, elk and moose in the USA and Canada, and in South Korea following the importation of infected animals. Here we report the first case of CW...

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Main Authors: Benestad, Sylvie L., Mitchell, Gordon, Simmons, Marion, Ytrehus, Bjørnar, Vikøren, Turid
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5024462/