Chronic wasting disease in free-ranging Wisconsin White-tailed Deer.

Autor: Joly, Damien O., Ribic, Christine A., Langenberg, Julie A., Beheler, Kerry, Batha, Carl A., Dhuey, Brian J., Rolley, Robert E., Bartelt, Gerald, Van Deelen, Timothy R., Samuel, Michael D.
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Zdroj: Emerging Infectious Diseases; May2003, Vol. 9 Issue 5, p599-601, 3p, 1 Diagram
Abstrakt: Three White-tailed Deer shot within 5 km during the 2001 hunting season in Wisconsin tested positive for chronic wasting disease, a prion disease of cervids. Subsequent sampling within 18 km showed a 3% prevalence (n=476). This discovery represents an important range extension for chronic wasting disease into the eastern United States. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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