Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) that
affects members of the cervidae family. The infectious agent is a misfolded isoform (PrPSC) …

Parasites, and the diseases they cause, are important from an ecological and evolutionary
perspective because they can negatively affect host fitness and can regulate host …

Abstract The European Commission asked EFSA for a Scientific Opinion: to revise the state
of knowledge about the differences between the chronic wasting disease (CWD) strains …

Chronic wasting disease is a prion disease affecting both free-ranging and farmed cervids in
North America and Scandinavia. A range of cervid species have been found to be …

The structure of cellular prion proteins encoded by the prion protein gene (PRNP) impacts
susceptibility to transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, including chronic wasting …

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a fatal transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) of
cervids caused by a misfolded variant of the normal cellular prion protein, and it is closely …

In northern Illinois, chronic wasting disease (CWD) was first identified in free‐ranging white‐
tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus; hereafter referred to as “deer”) in 2002. To reduce CWD …

Understanding the geographic distribution and clustering of chronic wasting disease (CWD)
among free‐ranging white‐tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) populations can inform …

Cervids are distinguished by the shedding and regrowth of antlers. Furthermore, they
provide insights into prion and other diseases. Genomic resources can facilitate studies of …

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is an infectious prion disease that infects members of the
Cervidae family (ie, deer) resulting in widespread ecological, economic, and recreational …