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First case of chronic wasting disease in Europe in a Norwegian free-ranging reindeer

2016; BioMed Central; Volume: 47; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1186/s13567-016-0375-4

ISSN

1297-9716

Autores

Sylvie L. Benestad, Gordon Mitchell, Marion Simmons, Bjørnar Ytrehus, Turid Vikøren,

Tópico(s)

Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding

Resumo

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a fatal contagious prion disease in cervids that is enzootic in some areas in North America. The disease has been found in deer, elk and moose in the USA and Canada, and in South Korea following the importation of infected animals. Here we report the first case of CWD in Europe, in a Norwegian free-ranging reindeer in Southern Norway. The origin of the disease is unknown. Until now a low number of cervids, and among them a few reindeer, have been tested for CWD in Norway. Therefore the prevalence of CWD is unknown.

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