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Epidemiological characteristics of classical scrapie outbreaks in 30 sheep flocks in the United Kingdom.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2008
BackgroundMost previous analyses of scrapie outbreaks have focused on flocks run by research institutes, which may not reflect the field situation. Within this study, we attempt to rectify this deficit by describing the epidemiological characteristics of
K Marie McIntyre   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cellular prion protein is expressed on peripheral blood mononuclear cells but not platelets of normal and scrapie-infected sheep

open access: yesHaematologica, 2001
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) including sheep scrapie are characterized by the conversion of a normal, cellular prion protein (PrPc) to an abnormal protease-resistant form (PrPSc). Like human peripheral blood,
LM Herrmann   +6 more
doaj  

Camel Prion Disease, Tataouine, Tunisia, 2019-2021. [PDF]

open access: yesEmerg Infect Dis
Amara A   +21 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Incomplete protection of the K<sub>222</sub> polymorphism of the prion protein gene after intracerebral exposure to caprine BSE in goats: preliminary follow-up in S<sub>127</sub> carriers. [PDF]

open access: yesVet Res
Sola D   +12 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Scrapie

open access: yes, 1995
The sheep and goat disease scrapie adapted to hamsters was studied as a model for unconventionals low virus diseases which are rare, fatal, spongiform encephalopathies of animals and man characterized by sometimes extreme long incubation periods, an apparent absence of any host immune reaction, and chemically and physically very resistant infectious ...
openaire   +1 more source

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