| Literature DB >> 17073774 |
J C Manson1, E Cancellotti, P Hart, M T Bishop, R M Barron.
Abstract
TSEs (transmissible spongiform encephalopathies) are neurodegenerative diseases of various mammalian species, the best known of which include BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathies) in cattle, CJD (Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease) in humans, scrapie in sheep and CWD (chronic wasting disease) in deer. This review examines the emergence of various TSE strains and their transmission, and discusses disease surveillance and control.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 17073774 DOI: 10.1042/BST0341155
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem Soc Trans ISSN: 0300-5127 Impact factor: 5.407