Is There a Breach in the Barrier Protecting Humans from Cervid Chronic Wasting Disease?
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DOI: 10.1128/mbio.01971-20
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… read more here.
Keywords: wasting disease; barrier protecting; protecting humans; chronic wasting ... See more keywords