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    The transmissible spongiform encephalopathies: emerging and declining epidemics

    Date
    2006-10-25
    Author
    Manson, Jean C.
    Cancellotti, Enrico
    Bishop, Matthew T.
    Hart, Patricia
    Barron, Rona
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    Manson, J.C., Cancellotti, E., Hart, P., Bishop, M.T. and Barron, R.M. (2006) ‘The transmissible spongiform encephalopathies: emerging and declining epidemics’, Biochemical Society Transactions, 34(6), pp. 1155–1158. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1042/BST0341155.
    Abstract
    TSEs (transmissible spongiform encephalopathies) are neurodegenerative diseases of various mammalian species, the best known of which include BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathies) in cattle, CJD (Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease) in humans, scrapie in sheep and CWD (chronic wasting disease) in deer. This review examines the emergence of various TSE strains and their transmission, and discusses disease surveillance and control.
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    https://eresearch.qmu.ac.uk/handle/20.500.12289/12734
    Official URL
    https://doi.org/10.1042/BST0341155
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