Possible case of maternal transmission of feline spongiform encephalopathy in a captive cheetah.

Feline spongiform encephalopathy (FSE) is considered to be related to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and has been reported in domestic cats as well as in captive wild cats including cheetahs, first in the United Kingdom (UK) and then in other European countries. In France, several cases were...

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Main Authors: Anna Bencsik, Sabine Debeer, Thierry Petit, Thierry Baron
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2732902?pdf=render