Detection of chronic wasting disease prions in soil at an illegal white-tailed deer carcass disposal site

Detection of chronic wasting disease prions in soil at an illegal white-tailed deer carcass disposal site

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a contagious prion disorder affecting cervids such as deer, elk, caribou, and moose, causing progressive and severe neurological degeneration followed by eventual death. As CWD prions (PrPSc) accumulate in the body, they are shed through excreta and secreta, as well...

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Main Authors: Madeline K. Grunklee, Stuart S. Lichtenberg, Nicole A. Lurndahl, Marc D. Schwabenlander, Diana L. Karwan, E. Anu Li, Jason C. Bartz, Qi Yuan, Peter A. Larsen, Tiffany M. Wolf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2025-12-01
Series:Prion
Subjects:
Cervid
CWD
environment
prion contamination
real-time quaking-induced conversion assay
RT-QuIC
Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19336896.2025.2514947
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