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Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a prion-derived disease causing lethal spongiform encephalopathy in cervids like deer, elk, moose, and reindeer (1). It is similar to other zoonotic spongiform encephalopathies that… Click to show full abstract
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a prion-derived disease causing lethal spongiform encephalopathy in cervids like deer, elk, moose, and reindeer (1). It is similar to other zoonotic spongiform encephalopathies that are deadly to humans such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease, and holds potential for lethal spillover into human populations (2). Concern regarding potential spillover into humans is increasing as CWD is rapidly spreading across wild cervid populations in North America, cervids that are consumed by millions of hunters (3). In a recent mBio Opinion/Hypothesis piece, Osterholm …
Journal Title: mBio
Year Published: 2020
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