Scrapie, bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), and chronic wasting disease (CWD) are
prion diseases in ruminants with considerable impact on animal health and welfare. They …

To date, chronic wasting disease (CWD) is the most infectious form of prion disease affecting
several captive, free ranging and wild cervid species. Responsible for marked population …

Mammalian prion diseases are a group of neurodegenerative conditions caused by infection
of the central nervous system with proteinaceous agents called prions, including sporadic …

Chinese local cattle with a high level of genetic diversity mainly originate from two
subspecies; the cattle in northern China are primarily Bos Taurus, and the cattle in southern …

Sheep are natural hosts of the prion disease, scrapie. They are also susceptible to
experimental challenge with various scrapie strains and with bovine spongiform …

Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) have been reported in a wide range of
species. However, TSE infection in natural cases has never been reported in dogs. Previous …

Nucleic acid sequences of the prion gene (PRNP) were examined and genotypes compiled
for 76 white-tailed deer from northern Illinois, which previously tested positive for chronic …

Prion disease has displayed large infection host ranges among several species; however,
dogs have not been reported to be infected and are considered prion disease-resistant …

Disease-causing prions and the normal native prion proteins have identical amino acid
sequences and differ only in their folding pattern or conformation (ie, they are isoforms). 47 …

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) is a prion disease that is invariably fatal in cattle
and has been implicated as a significant human health risk. As a transmissible disease of …