Cervid prion protein polymorphisms: role in chronic wasting disease pathogenesis

MI Arifin, S Hannaoui, SC Chang, S Thapa… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a prion disease found in both free-ranging and farmed
cervids. Susceptibility of these animals to CWD is governed by various exogenous and …

Chronic wasting disease associated with prion protein gene (PRNP) variation in Norwegian wild reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)

ME Güere, J Våge, H Tharaldsen, SL Benestad… - Prion, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The emergence of CWD in Europe in 2016 and the first natural infection in wild reindeer
warranted disease management. This led to the testing of 2424 hunted or culled reindeer …

Isolation and characterization of amyloid‐like protein aggregates from soya beans and the effect of low pH and heat treatment on their stability

N Jangir, S Bangrawa, T Yadav, S Malik… - Journal of Food …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Purified soya bean proteins (glycinin and conglycinin) are known to form amyloid‐like
aggregates in vitro at a higher temperature. Soya beans (chunks) are textured …

Towards spatial predictions of disease transmission risk: classical scrapie spill-over from domestic small ruminants to wild cervids

N Mouta, L Orge, J Vicente, JA Cabral, J Aranha… - Web …, 2024 - we.copernicus.org
Spatial epidemiology tools play a critical role in effectively allocating resources to curb the
spread of animal diseases. This study focuses on classical scrapie (CS), an animal prion …