Sheep and goat BSE propagate more efficiently than cattle BSE in human PrP transgenic mice.

Sheep and goat BSE propagate more efficiently than cattle BSE in human PrP transgenic mice.

A new variant of Creutzfeldt Jacob Disease (vCJD) was identified in humans and linked to the consumption of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)-infected meat products. Recycling of ruminant tissue in meat and bone meal (MBM) has been proposed as origin of the BSE epidemic. During this epidemic, s...

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Main Authors: Danielle Padilla, Vincent Béringue, Juan Carlos Espinosa, Olivier Andreoletti, Emilie Jaumain, Fabienne Reine, Laetitia Herzog, Alfonso Gutierrez-Adan, Belen Pintado, Hubert Laude, Juan Maria Torres
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-03-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21445238/pdf/?tool=EBI

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